Poem practice Flashcards
1
Q
Stanza one
A
Surprised by the underside of a snail –
a beige highlight
on an otherwise black window-
I went to the next room for paper and a pen
2
Q
Stanza two part one
A
I would have sat for hours in the dark
distilling words from it;
studying the plasticine slur,
3
Q
Stanza two part two
A
the way it stuck there
as though on purpose, to rescue
the evening from monotony.
4
Q
Stanza three
A
Before I got back
the snail moved on
leaving the window vacant,
a frame to hang a poem on.
