The Hanged Man
I was wandering the forest, lost
in the song of the woodfinch, when
something snagged my ankle, the air
huffed from my chest, and I was hoisted
up. Upended like this, all the world seems
strange and new — I think I’ll cross
both arms and watch a while. A high
thin sound rushing in my ears,
as the coins fall from my purse.
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4 comments:
Cool.
And his legs look like they're making the number 4, upside down.
SP wrote about The Hanged Man, too -- though hers is titled The Hanging Man.
Thx Ivy: I love Plath's poem. It's brilliant.
The Hanged Man is also associated with Odin whose hanging (upside down) from the World Tree produced the gift of the runes.
i hope you don't mind. . . . i've had a little fun with this post of yours over at my place.
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