Happy Tuesday!
I came across this Sylvia Plath poem last week, and I just had to share. I think any woman who has been pregnant can empathize with the speaker here. I know I can. It's not necessarily a very happy or positive poem, but some of Plath's metaphors—like the one I used to title this post—make me smile. Enjoy!
Wishing you all a wonderful Tuesday. ☺
(*From "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath.)
Being prego is amazing and exhausting all mixed into one. Perfect metaphors here. Hugs to you and your little brewing bundle! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jackie. ☺
DeleteBeautiful and fun!
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday, friend. :)
DeleteNeedless to say I can't relate to being pregnant BUT this is a beautiful poem :)
ReplyDeleteI agree: beautiful but sad. Happy Tuesday!
DeleteLovely, hope you are taking enough rest!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying. :)
DeleteRest those tendrils!
ReplyDeleteI try to. I think I could use a nap right now. ☺
DeleteI don't find this poem sad as much as humorous. These images seem to express how women feel and see themselves in month 9 when they're just ready to be DONE.
ReplyDeleteTrue. I was thinking more about Plath and her "real" life. I read somewhere that she wrote this poem when she thought she might be pregnant and wasn't (apparently) happy about that fact.
DeleteHappy Tuesday!
Well, that's true -- reading the poem as autobiography would leave you with a negative impression.
DeleteIndeed. I find it hard not to read it that way, considering the way her life ended.
DeleteI never liked being pregnant though I wanted my children and loved having an infant in my arms. Those nine months of exhaustion and feeling huge were not fun.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind being pregnant, although some days I do feel huge!
DeleteI certainly felt like a cow and a melon on tendrils when I was pregnant!
ReplyDelete:) I'm feeling like that melon right now!
DeleteWeird and yet vivid imagery. I definitely felt like that when pregnant! Hope you're doing well. :)
ReplyDeleteI am, thanks. :) Glad you enjoyed the poem.
DeleteNo experience to relate, but the imagery was excellent. Hope you are well!
ReplyDeleteBlessings and Bear hugs!
Thanks. I've been feeling pretty good lately. Happy you liked the poem; the imagery really is excellent. :)
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ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday!
DeleteI don't think I've heard any of those sayings! The video's done nicely with the pages turning like that!!
ReplyDeletePlath was very inventive in her language, that's for sure. :)
DeleteThis is an interesting poem, I haven't read much of her work, thanks for sharing this Dana, I hope you had a delightfully nice day!
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Thanks, Betty. Plath is one of my favorites. I hope you have a great Wednesday!
DeleteI read The Bell Jar when I was 14. I think Plath was intelligent and a sensitive, tortured soul. Thanks for sharing this. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem and animation.
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