Bells Of Gray Crystal - A poem by Dame Edith Sitwell


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Dame Edith Sitwell - Bells Of Gray Crystal

Bells of gray crystal
Break on each bough--
The swans' breath will mist all
The cold airs now.
Like tall pagodas
Two people go,
Trail their long codas
Of talk through the snow.
Lonely are these
And lonely and I ....
The clouds, gray Chinese geese
Sleek through the sky.

Added: on July 21st, 2006 at 11:19 AM | Viewed: 924 times | Comments (1)

Bells Of Gray Crystal - Comments and Information
Poet: Dame Edith Sitwell Poem: Bells Of Gray Crystal Poem of the Day on: Feb 27 2007 Comment 1 of 1, added on July 21st, 2006 at 11:19 AM. Another beautiful poem. Very simply written and the visuals are stunning. The crystal bells are delicate, fleeting. The swan's breath. Shadows of two people as chinese towers, and the reference of the Chinese geese--double images that reinerate the "foreign" nature of things. The poet makes herself a part of this poem with the pronoun I. dallas from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Bells Of Gray Crystal, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Dame Edith Sitwell with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Bells Of Gray Crystal Last read: 2008-11-22 15:08:54 Poem of the Day on: Feb 27 2007 Viewed 924 times. Added on July 21st, 2006 at 11:19 AM.

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