Episode 1: "A Jelly Fish" by Marianne Moore

Published: Jan. 2, 2022, 3:17 a.m.

Read and more GoodPoetry at www.GoodPoetry.org, and listen on Audible, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Anchor.Fm, iHeart, and GooglePlay Music and connect with us @itsGoodPoetry on Facebook, and Twitter.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nPhotograph Info:\nGeorge Platt Lynes - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3c01955.\xa0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nThe Poem:\n\nA Jelly Fish\nVisible, invisible,A fluctuating charm,An amber-colored amethystInhabits it; your armApproaches, andIt opens andIt closes;You have meantTo catch it,And it shrivels;You abandonYour intent\u2014It opens, and itCloses and youReach for it\u2014The blueSurrounding itGrows cloudy, andIt floats awayFrom you.