Tag Archives: poetry

“Perfect Woman” by William Wordsworth

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Symbol Reader

She was a phantom of delight When first she gleam’d upon my sight; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment’s ornament; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair; Like twilight’s, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her … Continue reading →

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“Desire” by Boleslaw Lesmian

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“I’d like to have a hut in the wild forest density, Made of firewood and a spatial scarcity, Hanged high among old branch pinions, Over jaguar caves and snake canyons. There, on moss, swung with a mad storm, I’d like … Continue reading →

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The Rhythm of Silence is the Spring of Words

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Symbol Reader

I.“…thou sweet spring for the thirsty in the desert; it is closed for those who speak there, it is open for those who keep silence there. When the silent man cometh, he findeth the spring.” A Hymn to Thoth from … Continue reading →

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“From love’s first fever to her plague” by Dylan Thomas: A Study of Consciousness

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“From love’s first fever to her plague, from the soft second And to the hollow minute of the womb, From the unfolding to the scissored caul, The time for breast and the green apron age When no mouth stirred about … Continue reading →

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“The Canticle of the Void” by Paul Murray

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“Smaller than the small I am that still centre within you that needle’s eye through which all the threads of the universe are drawn. Perhaps you think you know me but you do not know me. Of everything that is, … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Mystery: “Women” by Evelyn Scott

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“Crystal columns, When they bend they crack; Brittle souls, Conforming, yet not conforming– Mirrors. Masculine souls pass across the mirrors: Whirling, gliding ecstasies– Retreating, retreating, Dimly, dimly, Like dreams fading across the mirrors. Then the mirrors, Stark and brilliant in … Continue reading →

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“Epilogue” by D.H. Lawrence: Poetry for Hot, Sultry Dog Days of the Summer

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“PATIENCE, little Heart. One day a heavy, June-hot woman Will enter and shut the door to stay. And when your stifling heart would summon Cool, lonely night, her roused breasts will keep the night at bay, Sitting in your room … Continue reading →

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“The Starry Night” by Anne Sexton

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“The town does not exist except where one black-haired tree slips up like a drowned woman into the hot sky. The town is silent. The night boils with eleven stars. Oh starry starry night! This is how I want to … Continue reading →

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Symbolism of Lakes

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Symbol Reader

“And near him stood the Lady of the Lake, Who knows a subtler magic than his own– Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful. She gave the King his huge cross-hilted sword, Whereby to drive the heathen out:  a mist Of incense … Continue reading →

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The Soul after Death: Hermes and Eurydice

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Symbol Reader

The transitional, in-between state of the soul after death was believed to be the domain of Hermes by ancient Greeks. They worshiped Hermes as the one god who will guide them to the right place of exit after they die. … Continue reading →

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