Two wooden chairs face an arched window overlooking a violet sunset, with a patterned throw on one chair.

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e.e. cummings

lovers alone wear sunlight

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Only lovers, says the poet, get to wear sunlight. It's a glowing way of saying love makes people radiant. Light becomes clothing, a warm garment that seems reserved for people in love, not merely something seen.

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