Dorothy Parker just wrote what she felt- nothing glamorous
or stylistic. Just plain raw opinionated emotion usually about relationships. I really enjoy her humour in her "Hate" poems- and there are a couple that have a good reflection. (Have to find her book and give an example)
I still like Rosa's style better-fun to read-makes interesting pictures, if you read Parker's poem you will see the connection to Ms.Gylys <--- straight from the hip.
Personal
~Beth Gylys
I want a man whose body makes mine hum,
who when he looks my way the sky goes hazy.
Don't call me if you're boring, crude or dumb.
Discussions about sports teams turn me numb,
and men who can't stop talking drive me crazy.
I want a man whose body makes mine hum,
who sweetly cries my name out as we come,
a sensual man, whose touch makes me feel dizzy.
Don't call if you're angry, cheap or dumb.
I like full lips, bare skin, long winter nights, some
good red wine. I like to spend a lazy
morning with a man who makes me hum.
I like to wade in fountains just for fun,
to decorate my hairband with a daisy,
skinny-dipping, hopscotch, playing dumb.
I love good jazz, dancing till I'm numb,
deep snow, strong wind, a girl dressed in paisley.
I want a man whose body makes mine hum.
Don't call me if you're rigid, mean or dumb.
from 'Bodies that Hum'-
[my comment- crudely said and sounds like a 'want ad'- the personals, sounds like something I would say, (LOL), but not about guys)
About Untamed ...a little more subtle than Rosa, could be read several ways, now with Rosa there is no mistaken as to what she is saying..even couched in prosaic phrases about tangerines, oranges, lemons, cinnamon bread and lemonade..
Where 'Sweet Lemonade' made sure you knew there were two sides that she felt about her fav 'fruit'(and her capabilities), there was more of the idealistic 'happy ever after' in Untamed (except the blues note thing,which made me like it). Rosa wins. |
