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where I stand matters
a little patch
my tent
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Saturday 26 May 1666.
Dave Bonta
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where I stand matters
a little patch
my tent
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Saturday 26 May 1666.
Three short lines carry a surprisingly large idea. The speaker says that where they stand matters, then narrows the focus to "a little patch" and "my tent." The movement runs from a general claim to a tiny, specific spot, as if the speaker is zooming in until the whole world shrinks to the size of…
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