Margaret Atwood Small Poems
- 1. Bored
All those times I was bored
out of my mind. Holding the log
while he sawed it. Holding
the string while he measured, boards,
... - 2. This Is A Photograph Of Me
It was taken some time ago
At first it seems to be
a smeared
print: blurred lines and grey flecks
... - 3. Variation On The Word Sleep
I would like to watch you sleeping,
which may not happen.
I would like to watch you,
sleeping. I would like to sleep
... - 4. Provisions
What should we have taken
with us? We never could decide
on that; or what to wear,
or at what time of
... - 5. The Circle Game
The children on the lawn
joined hand to hand
go round and round
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