Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Receding

 

Watching you on the pier

as the ferry moved out to sea,

your face

your waving arm

you in a cluster of people

the cluster of people

the harbour

the town

the headland

the coast


and memory

like looking into a lighted grotto

seeing the tableau receding,

becoming distant

becoming a light bulb

eventually a star

among all the stars

identical to all the stars.


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