[stylist] "Sea Lion"
Jacobson, Shawn D
Shawn.D.Jacobson at hud.gov
Fri Mar 14 19:17:10 UTC 2014
Wow! What imagry (ruined temple, ruined God) a very expressive poem.
Shawn
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The sea lion lay on that terminal beach:
mountain-like, mythical, grave,
as a murdered sphinx. Enormous and strange,
he drew at my hand, though breaths of decay
stayed me. Go now, poisoned father,
I prayed at him though I can't say why;
but perhaps I lie.Even in death
he was grand:a ruined temple or its god. .
Sand fleas sprang to feed on that
sea-self, that duke, that expired world.
How long, I thought,before bones, only
bones and stench gave sign that here died a shipwreck,
a mind of rich waters, a riddle: a soul?
--
"Let's drink a toast now to who we really are."
--Jane Siberry
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