Rita Dove Quote

The house, shut up like a pocket watch,
those tight hearts breathing inside —
she could never invent them.


Thomas and Beulah (1986)


The house, shut up like a pocket watch, those tight hearts breathing inside — she could never invent them.

The house, shut up like a pocket watch, those tight hearts breathing inside — she could never invent them.

The house, shut up like a pocket watch, those tight hearts breathing inside — she could never invent them.

The house, shut up like a pocket watch, those tight hearts breathing inside — she could never invent them.