Poem by Elizabeth Bishop

Sonnet (Caught - the bubble)

Caught - the bubble
in the spirit level,
a creature divided;
and the compass needle
wobbling and wavering,
undecided.
Freed - the broken
thermometer’s mercury
running away;
and the rainbow-bird
from the narrow bevel
of the empty mirror,
flying wherever
it feels like, gay!

1. Crusoe in England
2. To Be Written on the Mirror in Whitewash
3. View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress
4. Strayed Crab
5. Large Bad Picture

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