Adrienne Rich Quotes to Learn
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.
The Uncle Speaks in the Drawing Room
I have seen the mob of late
Standing sullen in the square,
But the scene recalls a storm
When our grandsire stood aghast
To see his antique ruby bowl
Shivered in a thunder-roll.
Storm Warnings
Time in the hand is not control of time,
Nor shattered fragments of an instrument
A proof against the wind; the wind will rise,
We can only close the shutters.
These are the things we have learned to do
Who live in troubled regions.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.
The Uncle Speaks in the Drawing Room
I have seen the mob of late
Standing sullen in the square,
But the scene recalls a storm
When our grandsire stood aghast
To see his antique ruby bowl
Shivered in a thunder-roll.
Storm Warnings
Time in the hand is not control of time,
Nor shattered fragments of an instrument
A proof against the wind; the wind will rise,
We can only close the shutters.
These are the things we have learned to do
Who live in troubled regions.
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