Episode 1: "A Jelly Fish" by Marianne Moore

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

b"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."