Ted Hughes

1930-1998 / Male / English
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A Woman UnconsciousRussia and America circle each other; / Threats nudge an act that were without doubt / A melting of the mould in the mother,
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Bride and Groom Lie Hidden for Three DaysShe gives him his eyes, she found them / Among some rubble, among some beetles / He gives her her skin
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Crow's FallWhen Crow was white he decided the sun was too white. / He decided it glared much too whitely. / He decided to attack it and defeat it.
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Earth-MoonOnce upon a time there was a person / He was walking along / He met the full burning moon
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Examination at the Womb-DoorWho owns those scrawny little feet? Death. / Who owns this bristly scorched-looking face? Death. / Who owns these still-working lungs? Death.
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Full Moon and Little FriedaA cool small evening shrunk to a dog bark and the clank of a bucket - / And you listening. / A spider's web, tense for the dew's touch.
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Hawk RoostingI sit in the top of the wood, my eyes closed. / Inaction, no falsifying dream / Between my hooked head and hooked feet:
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How To Paint A Water LilyTo Paint a Water Lily / A green level of lily leaves / Roofs the pond's chamber and paves
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LineageIn the beginning was Scream / Who begat Blood / Who begat Eye
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LovesongHe loved her and she loved him / His kisses ****** out her whole past and future or tried to / He had no other appetite
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