You cannot put a Fire out－1
A Thing that can ignite
Can go, itself, without a Fan－
Upon the slowest Night－
You cannot fold a Flood－5
And put it in a Drawer－
Because the Winds would find it out－
And tell your Cedar Floor－
A Thing that can ignite
Can go, itself, without a Fan－
Upon the slowest Night－
You cannot fold a Flood－5
And put it in a Drawer－
Because the Winds would find it out－
And tell your Cedar Floor－
(F.583/J.530)
[1] Fire:: a pain burning like fire, menstrual pain.
[2] ignite:: to come by itself.
[3] go:: to flow.
[4] slowest Night:: a feeling more acute at night.
[5] a Flood:: a piece of cloth flooded with blood.
[5, 6] cannot, put in a Drawer:: a hint on menses, not tears.
[8] Floor:: dropped on the floor.
The Fire can mean a strong passion, fire of love, and the Flood a handkerchief flooded with tears, that probably was her intention to reach a double or more interpretations.