Errant
a fast fire of joy like a wren
or an ocean of joy mortal groundless
which world is in error and when can I have it
shall I turn away from the business of words
and proceed with some accidental sail
ash is the only fruit that would endure
like an old loving servant of a match
and I consider my profits in the war against this green old heart
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 2 September 1667.