Books like Winter Trees

A short collection of nineteen poems, which were all but one, written in the months leading up to Plath's untimely death. Most are darkly exquisite, and sit alongside some of her other collections in terms of quality. Only a couple were weak, but that's no big deal. Some poems had a disturbingly strong vibe, like that of those in both 'Collosus' & 'Ariel', whilst the title poem 'Winter Trees, is a fight between the dark and the light. 'Child' (featured below), make of it what you will, was a poem written about the birth of Plath’s second child, Nicholas, and sadly only two weeks before she committed suicide. It's a clear insight into her state of mind at the time, torn between the harsh reality of the world she lived in, and the beautiful and strange thoughts she held within. Although all poems take a matter of minutes to get through, they leave a sizable impression. Plath knew how to write the most alluring and heartbreaking words, regardless of length. Your clear eye is the one absolutely beautiful thing.I want to fill it with color and ducks,The zoo of the newWhose names you meditateApril snowdrop, Indian pipe,LittleStalk without wrinkle,Pool in which imagesShould be grand and classicalNot this troublousWringing of hands, this darkCeiling without a star.