Early
light on the sea the hunt and play of a late owl
Erasure haiku derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 16 December 1661.
Dave Bonta
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light on the sea the hunt and play of a late owl
Erasure haiku derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 16 December 1661.
Dave Bonta's "Early" is only three short lines, but it holds a whole moment: the first light spreading over the sea, and an owl that hasn't yet gone to bed. The title tells us the hour. It's that thin stretch of time when night is ending and day hasn't quite taken over.
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