Poppies In October - A poem by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath - Poppies In October

Even the sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts.
Nor the woman in the ambulance
Whose red heart blooms through her coat so astoundingly ----

A gift, a love gift
Utterly unasked for
By a sky

Palely and flamily
Igniting its carbon monoxides, by eyes
Dulled to a halt under bowlers.

O my God, what am I
That these late mouths should cry open
In a forest of frost, in a dawn of cornflowers.

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Poet: Sylvia Plath (Sylvia Plath Art) Poem: Poppies In October Volume: The Collected Poems Year: Published/Written in 1962 Poem of the Day: May 21 2008 Comment 3 of 3, added on June 12th, 2009 at 11:58 AM. beauty and passion is lost in a grey, polluted world: beauty and the passion of beauty are a cry that soundlessly opens unto the indifference both of nature and humanity gabriel del re from Italy Comment 2 of 3, added on March 25th, 2008 at 8:48 AM. “Poppies in October” is a mixture of beauty, gruesomeness, and admiration. I think it was intended to describe the beauty of poppies, but to also show you that the little things in life are the most beautiful, and Sylvia Plath described them in a bitter sweet way. That is what I got from this poem; a sense of beauty and bitterness that the poppies provided for Plath. To know that she could look at something this simple and write something so exquisite about it, is amazing. She inspires me, just as the poppies inspired her. You should cherish the small things in life, because you never know when your life might end. elizabeth from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on March 8th, 2005 at 10:27 AM. hi, its nice poem but all her poems not easily understandable. ayesha from Pakistan More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Poppies In October, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Sylvia Plath with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Sylvia Plath Poem: Poppies In October Volume: The Collected Poems Year: Published/Written in 1962 Last read: Dec 23 2009, 11:52AM Poem of the Day: May 21 2008 Viewed 8558 times. Added on March 8th, 2005 at 10:27 AM.

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