Oh! Kangaroos, sequins, chocolate sodas!
You really are beautiful! Pearls,
harmonicas, jujubes, aspirins! all
the stuff they’ve always talked about

still makes a poem a surprise!

Analysis, meaning and summary of Frank O'Hara's poem Today

1 Comment

  1. Theo Hummer says:
    May 12, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Where’s the rest of it? The part about “even on beachheads and biers”? The part about “They’re strong as rocks”?

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