She being Brand
| Author | Cummings, Edward Estline |
|---|---|
| Genre | Poetry |
| Journal or Book | E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962 |
| Publisher | New York: Liveright |
| Year of Publication | 1926 |
| Pages | 246 |
| Additional information | The poem was originally published in 1926. |
she being Brand
she being Brand
-new;and you
know consequently a
little stiff i was
careful of her and(having
thoroughly oiled the universal
joint tested my gas felt of
her radiator made sure her springs were O.
K.)i went right to it flooded-the-carburetor cranked her
up,slipped the
clutch(and then somehow got into reverse she kicked what the hell)next minute i was back in neutral tried and </poem>
again slo-wly;bare,ly nudg. ing(my
lev-er Right-
oh and her gears being in
A 1 shape passed
from low through
second-in-to-high like
greasedlightning)just as we turned the corner of Divinity
avenue i touched the accelerator and give
her the juice,good
(it
was the first ride and believe i we was
happy to see how nice she acted right up to
the last minute coming back down by the Public
Gardens i slammed on
the
internalexpanding
&
externalcontracting
brakes Bothatonce and
brought allof her tremB
-ling
to a:dead.
stand-
- -Still)
