From the Neolithic

Dave BontaContemplative

Noon broke. I walked alone, taking notice of the ground—

a future of mine which I shall be glad to exchange,

raising our roof higher to enlarge our first moor.

I had a fine walk in the fields— the home I ate.

Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Saturday 5 April 1662.

Dave Bonta

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