Time

Dave BontaDreamy

time got me ready for my grave

a brave proud horse of good purpose

we walked up and down and into the evening

I miss that hour or two lying in amber

Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Saturday 1 August 1663.

Dave Bonta

SourceLicence:CC BY-SA 4.0

Mood:: Dreamy
Topics:: time, grave, horse, evening

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In just a few short lines, the speaker turns time into a horse. Time has been preparing them for death, but it does so like a steady, dignified animal, "brave," "proud," and "of good purpose." The image softens something frightening.

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