RING IN THE NEW YEAR

"Only connect...."
—E. M. Forster

Gustav Manz design for "Diana" ring mounting  Sold to George Bell, December 1919 Winterthur Museum Archives         NEW YEAR'S EVE By D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) [From Look! We Have Come Through! 1918] THERE are only two things now, The great black night scooped out And this fire-glow. This fire-glow, the core, And we the two ripe pips That are held in store. Listen, the darkness rings As it circulates round our fire. Take off your things. Your shoulders, your bruised throat!          Your breasts, your nakedness! This fiery coat! As the darkness flickers and dips, As the firelight falls and leaps From your feet to your lips! T. R. Smith, comp.  Poetica Erotica: Rare and Curious  Amatory Verse.  1921–22. ____________________________________________________________________ We welcome comments, and invite you to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and gustavmanz.com Copyright © 2015 All Rights Reserved  GUSTAV MANZ LLC