Animals by Frank O’Hara
Have you forgotten what we were like then
when we were still first rate
and the day came fat with an apple in its mouth
it’s no use worrying about Time
but we did have a few tricks up our sleeves
and turned some sharp corners
the whole pasture looked like our meal
we didn’t need speedometers
we could manage cocktails out of ice and water
I wouldn’t want to be faster
or greener than now if you were with me O you
were the best of all my days
This poem can be found in The Collected Poems of Frank O’Hara
Click here
Click on the printer icon to print this page
To learn more about Frank O’Hara, visit his page on the Poetry Foundation’s website by clicking here.
Here is a close-up image of Dawn’s notes so you can see what she was referencing…
While you are here, click on the image below to check out Dawn’s own work…
Lit from the Basement is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com (this means as Amazon associates, we earn from qualifying purchases).