Anne Sexton Earth Poems

1.
The Earth Falls Down

If I could blame it all on the weather,
the snow like the cadaver's table,
the trees turned into knitting needles,
...

2.
The Fury Of Earth

The day of fire is coming, the thrush,
will fly ablaze like a little sky rocket,
the beetle will sink like a giant bulldozer,
...

3.
The Earth

God loafs around heaven,
without a shape
but He would like to smoke His cigar
or bite His fingernails
...

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