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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TATTOO, by WALLACE STEVENS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The light is like a spider
Subject(s): Light
First Line: The light is like a spider
Subject(s): Light
The light is like a spider.
The light is like a spider.
It crawls over the water.
It crawls over the water.
It crawls over the edges of the snow.
It crawls over the edges of the snow.
It crawls under your eyelids
It crawls under your eyelids
And spreads its webs there -
And spreads its webs there -
Its two webs.
Its two webs.
The webs of your eyes
The webs of your eyes
Are fastened
Are fastened
To the flesh and bones of you
To the flesh and bones of you
As to rafters or grass.
As to rafters or grass.
There are filaments of your eyes
There are filaments of your eyes
On the surface of the water
On the surface of the water
And in the edges of the snow.
And in the edges of the snow.
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