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Pythoness body--arching Over the night like an ecstasy-- I feel your coils tightening... And the world's lessening breath.
Lola Ridge
Pythoness body--arching Over the night like an ecstasy-- I feel your coils tightening... And the world's lessening breath.
In these four lines, Ridge addresses a mysterious, serpent-like presence she calls a “Pythoness.” Its body arches over the night “like an ecstasy,” so the gesture feels both beautiful and unsettling—almost sexual or trancelike.
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