Coitus
Coitus - meaning Summary
Spring as Erotic Revival
The poem evokes spring as an energetic, erotic revival. Floral imagery—"gilded phaloi of the crocuses"—casts nature as sexually charged, while references to Giulio Romano and Dione place that vitality in a classical, celebratory register. The opening lines turn renewal into a festival procession rather than literal worship of dead gods, and the closing couplet reinforces the immediate, humid restlessness of night and dew surrounding the lovers.
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