Islanders

Dave BontaContemplative

the old men of islands never discover ships

observe the sea only for an hour

talking of thrifty living and the winter ice

Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Wednesday 23 March 1663/64.

Dave Bonta
SourceLicence:CC BY-SA 4.0
Mood:
Contemplative
Topics:
winter, sea, ship, island

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