A certain minor light may still
Leap incandescentOut of kitchen table or chair
As if a celestial burning took
Possession of the most obtuse objects now and then—
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), U.S. poet. Black Rook in Rainy Weather (l. 14–18). . .
The Collected Poems [Sylvia Plath]. Ted Hughes, ed. (1981) HarperCollins.