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From Body of Summer 1943

From Body of Summer 1943 by Odysseus Elytis

O body of summer, naked, burnt
Eaten away by oil and salt
Body of rock and shudder of the heart
Great ruffling wind in the osier hair
Breath of basil above the curly pubic mound
Full of stars and pine needles
Body, deep vessel of the day!

Form: Free verse

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