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Sonnet (1979)

Elizabeth Bishop

Caught -- the bubble
in the spirit level,
a creature divided;
and the compass needle
wobbling and wavering,
undecided.
Freed -- the broken
thermometer's mercury
running away;
and the rainbow-bird
from the narrow bevel
of the empty mirror,
flying wherever
it feels like, gay!

Added: 2 Mar 2002 | Last Read: 26 May 2012 7:45 AM | Viewed: 8618 times

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