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"I have seen it over and over, the same sea, the same,
slightly, indifferently swinging above the stones,
icily free above the stones,
above the stones and then the world."
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. At the Fishhouses (l. 67-70). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"Somebody
arranges the rows of cans
so that they softly say:
esso—so—so—so
to high-strung automobiles.
Somebody loves us all."
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. Filling Station (l. 36-41). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"a set of crushed and grease-
impregnated wickerwork;
on the wicker sofa
a dirty dog, quite comfy."
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. Filling Station (l. 17-20). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"Oh, but it is dirty!
Mthis little filling station,
oil-soaked, oil-permeated
to a disturbing, over-all
black translucency.
Be careful with that match!"
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. Filling Station (l. 1-6). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"His breast was deep and white,
cold and caressable;
his eyes were red glass,
much to be desired."
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. First Death in Nova Scotia (l. 17-20). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"Arthur was very small.
He was all white, like a doll
that hadn't been painted yet."
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. First Death in Nova Scotia (l. 31-33). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"black, naked women with necks
wound round and round with wire
like the necks of light blubs,
Their breasts were horrifying."
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. In the Waiting Room (l. 28-31). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"The waiting room
was full of grown-up people,
arctics and overcoats,
lamps and magazines."
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. In the Waiting Room (l. 7-10). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"How had I come to be here,
like them, and overhear
a cry of pain that could have
got loud and worse but hadn't?"
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. In the Waiting Room (l. 86-89). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
"In the pink light
the small red sun goes rolling, rolling,
round and round and round at the same height
in perpetual sunset,"
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), U.S. poet. Large Bad Picture (l. 25-28). . .
The Complete Poems, 1927-1979 [Elizabeth Bishop]. (1983) Farrar, Straus and Giroux. |
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