Like a Beggar

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Champion of the body and the universe, Ellen Bass draws us into her world of details and delight.;Cover; Title Page; Note to the Reader; Dedication; Contents; Relax; Saturn's Rings; Reading Neruda's "Ode to the Onion"; At the Padre Hotel in Bakersfield, California; Nakedness; Moth Orchids; Ode to Repetition; Looking at a Diadegma insulare Wasp under a Microscope; How I Became Miss America; French Chocolates; Women Walking; Jazz; Cold; More; Deceiving the Gods; The Beginning of the End; Pleasantville, New Jersey, 1955; The Morning After; What Did I Love; Bottom Line; Ode to the Heart; Neighbor; Ode to Invisibility; Ordinary Sex; Ode to Boredom 39; Flies; Moonlight; Ode to the Fish. Cover Title Page Note to the Reader Dedication Contents Relax Saturn's Rings Reading Neruda's "Ode to the Onion" At the Padre Hotel in Bakersfield, California Nakedness Moth Orchids Ode to Repetition Looking at a Diadegma insulare Wasp under a Microscope How I Became Miss America French Chocolates Women Walking Jazz Cold More Deceiving the Gods The Beginning of the End Pleasantville, New Jersey, 1955 The Morning After What Did I Love Bottom Line Ode to the Heart Neighbor Ode to Invisibility Ordinary Sex Ode to Boredom 39 Flies Moonlight Ode to the Fish. Waiting for RainThe World Has Need of You The Last Week Morning Walking by Circle Market Late at Night Ode to the God of Atheists Restaurant Prayer Boat, Vietnam Ode to Dr. Ladd's Black Slit Skirt Soixante-Neuf Ode to the First Peach The Muse of Work Cheetah Their Naked Petals Another Story When You Return Let's About the Author Also by Ellen Bass Acknowledgments Copyright Special Thanks.