It Comes Unadorned
It comes
Unadorned
Like a phrase
Strong enough to cast a spell;
It comes
Unbidden,
Like the turn of sun through hills
Or stars in wheels of song.
The jeweled feet of women dance the earth.
Arousing it to spring.
Shoulders broad as a road bend to share the weight of years.
Profiles breach the distance and lean
Toward an ordinary kiss.
Bliss.
It comes naked into the world like a charm.
Toni Morrison, 1931–2019
© 2002 Toni Morrison
“It Comes Unadorned” from Five Poems
Published as part of “Rainmaker Editions”
International Institute of Modern Letters
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