May I Feel Said He by E. E. Cummings
May I Feel Said He is the third instalment in Welcome's Art and Poetry series, which celebrates the passions of life through unique pairings of words and art. Not intended for the immature, Cummings's poem is a sensually ecstatic tribute to love and the often humorous mating rituals of men and women. When coupled with Chagall's dreamlike images of floating lovers, circus performers, and mythical animals, this erotically charged ode achieves a visual and physical dimension that reinforces its underlying themes of expression, joy, and fulfilment.