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Dross

...for Sylvia Plath Her grasp of things is gone, she fiddles, and is lost with no prospect of redress. She hovers shapeless, rudderless, in a storm-toss'd mess. Substanceless, tottering in limbo's loveless hold, merely dross.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 6/30/2012 8:12:00 AM
Such a sad story. Another tragedy begetting another. Dross - the perfect word. love, Kathy
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Date: 6/23/2012 6:37:00 PM
aha, this must be part one. I can tell she was a poet you must have greatly admired.
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Date: 6/23/2012 2:43:00 PM
Interesting piece to read here Keith."
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Date: 6/23/2012 10:52:00 AM
I remember reading Sylvia's poems in the 1960's and thinking how similar we were. Now, not so much. Nice tribute.
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Date: 6/23/2012 5:25:00 AM
good morning, keith! it sounds like you're starting the day on a sad note, but you've expressed it so beautifully. i love "limbo's loveless hold" and the "storm-toss'd mess." poor sylvia!
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