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Sylvia Plath

(October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963 / Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts)

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''a great space
Of white and pewter lights, and a din like silversmiths
Beating and beating at an intractable metal.''

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963), U.S. poet. Blackberrying (l. 25-27). . . The Collected Poems [Sylvia Plath]. Ted Hughes, ed. (1981) HarperCollins.

''Miracles occur,
if you care to call those spasmodic
Tricks of radiance miracles. The wait's begun again,
The long wait for the angel,
For that rare, random descent.''

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963), U.S. poet. Black Rook in Rainy Weather (l. 36-40). . . The Collected Poems [Sylvia Plath]. Ted Hughes, ed. (1981) Harper...

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Balloons

Since Christmas they have lived with us,
Guileless and clear,
Oval soul-animals,
Taking up half the space,
Moving and rubbing on the silk

Invisible air drifts,
Giving a shriek and pop
When attacked, then scooting to rest, barely trembling.

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