"Books live in the mind like honey inside a beehive.
— McGrath, Campbell (b. 1962)
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Work Title
Date
June 1, 2010
Metaphor
"Books live in the mind like honey inside a beehive.
Metaphor in Context
Books live in the mind like honey inside a beehive,
that ambrosial archive, each volume sealed in craft-made paper,
nutritive cells, stamen-fragrant, snug as apothecary jars.
(ll. 1-3)
that ambrosial archive, each volume sealed in craft-made paper,
nutritive cells, stamen-fragrant, snug as apothecary jars.
(ll. 1-3)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Campbell McGrath, "Books," posted in Slate. June 1, 2010. <Linkto Slate's Weekly Poem>
Date of Entry
06/10/2010
