from The Bed Book by Sylvia Plath
Most Beds are Beds
For sleeping or resting,
But the best Beds are much
More interesting!
Not just a white little
Tucked-in-tight little
Nighty-night little
Turn-out-the light little
……….Bed –
………Instead
A Bed for Fishing,
A Bed for Cats,
A Bed for a Troupe of
………Acrobats.
The right sort of Bed
(If you see what I mean)
Is a bed that might
Be a Submarine
Nosing through water
Clear and green,
Silver and glittery
As a sardine.
Or a Jet-Propelled Bed
For visiting Mars
With mosquito nets
For the shooting stars
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