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.

Dave Bonta

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