In hac spe vivo

Dave BontaContemplative

the wren gives me small hopes

but I can hear the sea a prophesy of love

some parts very good others devilish

and me alone with the world

Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Thursday 3 December 1668.

Dave Bonta
SourceLicence:CC BY-SA 4.0
Mood:
Contemplative
Topics:
love, hope, sea, wren

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