“Under the olive trees, from the ground Grows this flower, which is a wound. It is easier to ignore Than the heroes' sunset fire Of death plunged in their willed desire Raging with flags on the world's shore.” WorldDesireGrowsFireTreeFlowerHeroEasierRageWoundsSunsetShoreFlagsOlivesOlive Trees Book:Selected Poems of Stephen Spender Source: Selected Poems of Stephen Spender
“In some countries Women's Day is a national holiday and men give women flowers. In America Women's Day falls on another holiday, Mardi Gras, where men give women beads in the respectful and post-feminist desire to see their naked boobies.” MenGivingCountryAmericaDesireFallFlowerFeministNakedPostsHolidayRespectfulBeadsMardi Gras Author:Craig Ferguson
“Heart's-ease is a flower which blooms from the grave of desire.” HeartDesireFlowerGravesEase Author:William Rounseville Alger