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Unfolded Out of the Folds.

Part of the cluster AUTUMN RIVULETS.

UNFOLDED OUT OF THE FOLDS.

UNFOLDED out of the folds of the woman man comes unfolded, 
 and is always to come unfolded,
Unfolded only out of the superbest woman of the earth is to come  
 the superbest man of the earth,
Unfolded out of the friendliest woman is to come the friendliest  
 man,
Unfolded only out of the perfect body of a woman can a man be  
 form'd of perfect body,
  [ begin page 303 ]ppp.00707.311.jpg Unfolded only out of the inimitable poems of woman can come  
 the poems of man, (only thence have my poems come;)
Unfolded out of the strong and arrogant woman I love, only  
 thence can appear the strong and arrogant man I love,
Unfolded by brawny embraces from the well-muscled woman I  
 love, only thence come the brawny embraces of the man,
Unfolded out of the folds of the woman's brain come all the folds  
 of the man's brain, duly obedient,
Unfolded out of the justice of the woman all justice is unfolded, Unfolded out of the sympathy of the woman is all sympathy; A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity, but  
 every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of  
 woman;
First the man is shaped in the woman, he can then be shaped in  
 himself.

Part of the cluster AUTUMN RIVULETS.

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