Return of the native

Dave BontaInspired

sitting I have no wind and six bottles

walking I have all my old words again

saying something its own way calling up a fox

Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 19 November 1666.

Dave Bonta

SourceLicence:CC BY-SA 4.0

Mood:: Inspired
Topics:: wind, word, fox, bottle

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The poem sets two states side by side: sitting still and moving. When the speaker sits, they feel empty and stuck. "I have no wind" suggests no breath, no energy, no inspiration, and the "six bottles" hint at idleness, perhaps drinking, or just clutter left on a table.

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