Beached
stones from the sea hurt my heart
I miss the promised water in ice
my journey is in talking to little purpose
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 14 September 1668
Dave Bonta
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stones from the sea hurt my heart
I miss the promised water in ice
my journey is in talking to little purpose
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 14 September 1668
Three short statements, each carrying a quiet sense of loss. The speaker begins with stones that have come from the sea, and they "hurt my heart." The title, "Beached," helps explain why: these stones have been left on the shore, cut off from the water that once surrounded them.
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