Aubade
As I would free the white almond from the green husk So would I strip your trappings off, Beloved. And fingering the smooth and polished kernel I should see that in my hands glittered a gem beyond counting.
Amy Lowell
As I would free the white almond from the green husk So would I strip your trappings off, Beloved. And fingering the smooth and polished kernel I should see that in my hands glittered a gem beyond counting.
Amy Lowell’s “Aubade” is a short, intimate love lyric built on a single comparison. The speaker imagines undressing the beloved the way she would peel a green husk from a white almond. The act is not rushed or rough; it is careful, attentive, and tender.
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