Sylvia Plath, "Cinderella"
"The prince leans to the girl in scarlet heels,
Her green eyes slant, hair flaring in a fan
Of silver as the rondo slows; now reels
Begin on tilted violins to span
The whole revolving tall glass palace hall
Where guests slide gliding into light like wine;
Rose candles flicker on the lilac wall
Reflecting in a million flagons' shine,
And glided couples all in whirling trance
Follow holiday revel begun long since,
Until near twelve the strange girl all at once
Guilt-stricken halts, pales, clings to the prince
As amid the hectic music and cocktail talk
She hears the caustic ticking of the clock."
Her green eyes slant, hair flaring in a fan
Of silver as the rondo slows; now reels
Begin on tilted violins to span
The whole revolving tall glass palace hall
Where guests slide gliding into light like wine;
Rose candles flicker on the lilac wall
Reflecting in a million flagons' shine,
And glided couples all in whirling trance
Follow holiday revel begun long since,
Until near twelve the strange girl all at once
Guilt-stricken halts, pales, clings to the prince
As amid the hectic music and cocktail talk
She hears the caustic ticking of the clock."
So, I really like this poem by Sylvia Plath. I've read some of her other works too, but this is one of my favorites. In this poem, Plath puts the fairytale "Cinderella" in a quick poem that basically sums up the entire idea of what is happening. I like this poem because it is dark and mysterious, but it has a tone to it that makes it seem lovely. This poem reminds me of many typical love stories nowadays, and I really like that because it shows that poems like this really inspire a lot of things in the world today. Plath's work is really beautiful and I really admire someone that writes such beautiful work.
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