Friday, January 3, 2003

Paralytic Comments

Rating: 4.9

It happens. Will it go on? ----
My mind a rock,
No fingers to grip, no tongue,
My god the iron lung
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Sylvia Plath
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Kyle Shield Laster 10 March 2020

The claw of the magnolia... Drunk on its own scents... Very curious.

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Natalie V 11 October 2008

Such subtlety shines through many of her words, a tragic blue tinge into the dark of fade. I especially love the last stanza, here, a filigree of meaning springs forth from unearthly bulbs only to settle in metalworks. 'Drunk on its own scents' appeals to me most. It sounds so full in the mouth when spoken. Divinely beautiful.

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Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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