There are many text-only cover treatments but this one has a thoughtfulness and elegance that's rare.

There are many text-only cover treatments but this one has a thoughtfulness and elegance that’s rare.

Sometimes book designers did abstract things in the '60s, and we get to reap the benefits.
I love this French edition for going with a more meaningful cover image. It may seem incongruous at first but I think the quiet country farmhouse captures some of the nostalgia in the poems better than any couple making out on a park bench could.