Cat kin
white fur on the willows
till it all burst into infinite novelty
who knows the world for it
dressed in yesterday’s dust
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Friday 14 May 1669.
Dave Bonta
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white fur on the willows
till it all burst into infinite novelty
who knows the world for it
dressed in yesterday’s dust
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Friday 14 May 1669.
Dave Bonta's "Cat kin" begins with a small, familiar image: the soft white fur of pussy willow catkins, which the title's "cat" seems to nod to. The poem is very short, but it moves from that quiet sight to a sudden burst of change.
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