May Sarton

1912-1995 / American
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A Glass of WaterHere is a glass of water from my well. / It tastes of rock and root and earth and rain; / It is the
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Death and the TurtleI watched the turtle dwindle day by day, / Get more remote, lie limp upon my hand; / When offered fo
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A ParrotMy parrot is emerald green, / His tail feathers, marine. / He bears an orange half-moon / Over his i
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A Light Left OnIn the evening we came back / Into our yellow room, / For a moment taken aback / To find the light l
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An ObservationTrue gardeners cannot bear a glove / Between the sure touch and the tender root, / Must let their ha
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MetamorphosisAlways it happens when we are not there-- / The tree leaps up alive into the air, / Small open paras
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December MoonBefore going to bed / After a fall of snow / I look out on the field / Shining there in the moonligh
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