"He gave her class. She gave him sex." <br /> -- Katharine Hepburn on Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers <br /> <br />He gave her money. She gave him head. <br />He gave her tips on "aggressive growth" mutual funds. She gave him a red rose <br /> and a little statue of eros. <br />He gave her Genesis 2 (21-23). She gave him Genesis 1 (26-28). <br />He gave her a square peg. She gave him a round hole. <br />He gave her Long Beach on a late Sunday in September. She gave him zinnias <br /> and cosmos in the plenitude of July. <br />He gave her a camisole and a brooch. She gave him a cover and a break. <br />He gave her Venice, Florida. She gave him Rome, New York. <br />He gave her a false sense of security. She gave him a true sense of uncertainty. <br />He gave her the finger. She gave him what for. <br />He gave her a black eye. She gave him a divorce. <br />He gave her a steak for her black eye. She gave him his money back. <br />He gave her what she had never had before. She gave him what he had had and <br /> lost. <br />He gave her nastiness in children. She gave him prudery in adults. <br />He gave her Panic Hill. She gave him Mirror Lake. <br />He gave her an anthology of drum solos. She gave him the rattle of leaves in <br /> the wind.<br /><br />David Lehman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-gift-4/
