The Frock I Wept In
Once again, ORbits offers you the opportunity to test your knowledge of all things literary. This week’s passage comes from a prolific 19th-century American poet, in commemoration of her birthday:
Before the ice is in the pools,
Before the skaters go,
Or any cheek at nightfall
is tarnished by the snow,
…
Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree,
Wonder upon wonder
Will arrive to me!
…
What we touch the hems of
On a summer’s day;
What is only walking
Just a bridge away;
…
That which sings so, speaks so,
When there’s no one here,—
Will the frock I wept in
Answer me to wear?
The answer to last week’s challenge was Marabou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh.
This week’s answer, and another challenge, on ORbits next week.
