Moonwalker
walking in the dark to favor my eyes
nothing but the garden to turn to
some second sun making me see
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Tuesday 22 September 1668
Dave Bonta
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walking in the dark to favor my eyes
nothing but the garden to turn to
some second sun making me see
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Tuesday 22 September 1668
A person goes out walking at night, and the reason is surprisingly gentle: the dark is kind to their eyes. Maybe the day has been too bright or too busy, and the night offers relief. The speaker has nowhere particular to go, only the garden, which is the one place left to turn to.
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