“Nakedness” by Witter Bynner

NakednessĀ 

Brightness of earth for the hollow of your throat
They brought to you,
And blossoms of death for you to throw away
And many things like links of chains,

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Witter Bynner's poem "Nakedness" was published in 1920 in the thirdĀ OthersĀ anthology. To read this poem in full in a digitized version of this publication, follow the link below:

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