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Four Poems by Sylvia Plath

Song Cycle by John Mitchell (1941-)


1. Morning Song

Language: English

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Love set you going like a fat gold watch
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2. The Couriers

Language: English

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The word of a snail on the plate of a leaf
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3. Sheep in Fog

Language: English

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The hills step off into whiteness
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4. The Applicant

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First, are you our sort of a person
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