From "A Woman Under the Surface"
MOON AND EARTH
"Alicia Ostriker"
Of one substance, of one
Matter, they have cruelly
Broken apart. They never will touch
Each other again. The shining
Lovelier and younger
Turns away, a pitiful girl.
She is completely naked
And it hurts. The larger
Motherly one, breathlessly luminous
Emerald, and blue, and white
Traveling mists, suffers
Birth and death, birth
and death, and the shock
Of internal heat killed by external cold.
They are dancing through that blackness.
They press as if
To come closer.
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From "A Woman Under the Surface"
MOON AND EARTH
"Alicia Ostriker"
Of one substance, of one
Matter, they have cruelly
Broken apart. They never will touch
Each other again. The shining
Lovelier and younger
Turns away, a pitiful girl.
She is completely naked
And it hurts. The larger
Motherly one, breathlessly luminous
Emerald, and blue, and white
Traveling mists, suffers
Birth and death, birth
and death, and the shock
Of internal heat killed by external cold.
They are dancing through that blackness.
They press as if
To come closer.
Imprint | Princeton University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets |
Release date | May 1982 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | May 1982 |
Authors | Alicia Ostriker |
Dimensions | 235 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 88 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-01390-9 |
Barcode | 9780691013909 |
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LSN | 0-691-01390-X |