Poem by Marianne Moore (1887-1972)




A Jelly-Fish

 

Visible, invisible,
A fluctuating charm,
An amber-colored amethyst
Inhabits it; your arm
Approaches, and
It opens and
It closes;
You have meant
To catch it,
And it shrivels;
You abandon
Your intent—
It opens, and it
Closes and you
Reach for it—
The blue
Surrounding it
Grows cloudy, and
It floats away
From you.

 

 

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Bibek





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Written on 2020-08-23 at 00:00

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Bibek The PoetBay support member heart!
Thanks, Larry and Jim, for the kind and encouraging words. This new (editorial) role is surely going to be both fun and a challenge. Looking forward to your assistance too. :)
2020-08-27


jim The PoetBay support member heart!
Great choice. I hope you have fun in your new role. I know you'll find interesting works to share.
2020-08-25


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Congratulations, Bibek! You're the perfect person for the job.
2020-08-24


Editorial Team The PoetBay support member heart!
Can't thank you enough, Bibek! A wonderful poem by a poet I had never heard of before. I found it had a powerful effect to recreate that out-of-reach, slipping away feeling. I very much enjoyed the way it's written.

Really looking forward to your next ones... :)

Isabelle
2020-08-23


Bibek The PoetBay support member heart!
Thank you, shells, Tom, and Ken. I'm really excited to be a part of the Editorial Team, here at the Bay! I hope to contribute more by posting interesting stuff and poems. Thanks again. :)
2020-08-23


ken d williams The PoetBay support member heart!
Congrats Bibek! :) A good chosen work. SO happy that you now part of the team editors. :)
Ken D
2020-08-23



Bibek! Dude! Love seeing Miss Moore, and congratulations on the new role here at the 'bay!
2020-08-23


shells
Congrats re. New assistant editor role Bibek and a cracking poetry submission, will be interested in reading more of Marianne Moores work.
2020-08-23