Poem-A-Day: Tender Objects [Milk] by Gertrude Stein

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Tender Buttons [Milk] by Gertrude Stein   A white egg and a colored pan and a cabbage     showing settlement, a constant increase.   A cold in a nose, a single cold nose makes an excuse.     Two are more necessary.   All the goods are stolen, all the blisters are in the cup.   Cooking, cooking is the recognition between sudden     and nearly sudden very little and all large holes.   A real pint, one that is open and closed and in the     middle is so bad.   Tender colds, seen eye holders, all work, the best of     change, the meaning, the dark red, all this and     bitten, really bitten.   Guessing again and golfing again and the best men,     the very best men. Today's poem is in the public domain. Poetry by Stein Tender Buttons January 20, 2013 Stein's home, 27 rue de Fleurus, was a gathering spot for many young artists and writers including Henri Matisse, Ezra Pound, Pablo Picasso, Max Jacob, and Guillaume Apollinaire. Sherwood Anderson wrote that her writing "consists in a rebuilding, and entire new recasting of life, in the city of words." Related Poems my dream about being white by Lucille Clifton Fame is a fickle food (1659) by Emily Dickinson Blue by May Swenson Poem-A-Day started as a National Poetry Month program in 2006, delivering daily poems from newly-published poetry titles.   Due to popular demand, Poem-A-Day became a year-round program in 2010, featuring original, never-before-published poems by contemporary poets on weekdays, and classic poems on weekends.   Browse the Poem-A-Day archive for selections since 2010.  Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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