Pandora's Box

By Nancy Lister Swayzee

Pandora's Box is a compilation of my poetry, written over the course of thirty years. From the beginning I knew the title, because letting my words out was very much like the opening of Pandora's Box. The following are brief glimpses of whole poems; pulling back the bandage, exposing the surface of the wound to the air.

Nancy Lister Swayzee

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 18, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456860851

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Copyright © 2011 by Nancy Lister Swayzee.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2011901512

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4568-6084-4

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Contents

Observations

Questions

Pain

Sorrow

Illusion

Memories

Musings

Hope

"But Pandora, heeding nothing at all,

lifted the lid nearly upright and looked inside.

It seemed as if a sudden swarm of winged creatures

brushed past her, taking flight from the box."

Forward

Pandora’s Box is a compilation of my poetry, written over the course of thirty years. I always wanted to write, but it wasn’t until the pain of my life became so great I needed an outlet, that I began my journey. From the beginning I knew the title, because letting my words out was very much like the opening of Pandora’s box.

My earliest attempts are very amateurish, but I stayed with it and soon my words began to flow as freely as my feelings. My life has been full and rich… full of pain and rich with blessings. At 72, my feelings are as intense as they