Stars Over the Dordogne : Sylvia Plath : : Star Poems : :

March 1962Stars over the DordogneBY SYLVIA PLATHStars Over The DordogneStars are dropping thick as stones into the twiggy 1Picket of trees whose silhouette is darker 2Than the dark of the sky because it is quite starless. 3The woods are a well. The stars drop silently.4They seem large, yet they drop, and no gap is visible.Continue reading “Stars Over the Dordogne : Sylvia Plath : : Star Poems : :”

Winter Stars : Sara Teasdale : : Winter Poems : :

Winter StarsBY SARA TEASDALEI went out at night alone;The young blood flowing beyond the seaSeemed to have drenched my spirit’s wings- I bore my sorrow heavily. But when I lifted up my head From shadows shaken on the snow,I saw Orion in the east Burn steadily as long ago. From windows in my father’s house,Continue reading “Winter Stars : Sara Teasdale : : Winter Poems : :”

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