Saturday, November 8, 2008

elegy two (the sea)

some small drowned creatures. wrung and hung out to dry on the tideline.
(stiff, matted birds. a blue-bloated rat.)
dispossessed plastic.
(lids, wheels, the sole of a shoe.)
a messageless bottle,
green-weedy sea-salad,
and the terrifying crown of a mer-king.

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