Water bearish

Dave BontaInspired

I have seen the sea which I have much desired

I have made myself commissioner of nothing

I resolve not to fear a bear spirit

poor and mean bearing me up

Erasure poems derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 3 February 1668.

Dave Bonta

SourceLicence:CC BY-SA 4.0

Mood:: Inspired
Topics:: fear, sea, spirit, bear

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The speaker has finally reached the sea, something they have wanted for a long time, and the moment feels quiet rather than triumphant. Instead of celebrating, they step back and strip themselves of importance: they have made themselves "commissioner of nothing," a wry, almost joking way of giving…

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