100 Poems: Day 9

[lady_organa]

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I recently checked out a biography on H.D. and I put in a a request for a volume of her poems as an interlibrary loan. While I was volunteering today I started to read the bio and I looked up some of her poems.

Today I'm sharing Leda. I clicked this particular because of the name. I recall it from Greek Mythology and I believe she was the mother of Helen. I'm very interested in reading the author's "Helen in Egypt" and I feel like this was a good introduction. The imagery is very strong and I love the depiction of the colors. If I'm not mistaken I think the poem is talking about when Zeus disguised himself as a swan and impregnated Leda. That's just my take.

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