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Poem no. 220

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Guardians of Blackness on Sea

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Expanse of fused sea to sky swallows boats afloat

Global brine from foreign veins flows

Mingled world laps

Salty splashes in the tide


Ancient stone and sand reach and grasp

Steadfast sinews, tendons stretch

Then to now they clutch


Into - the heart - the Lobster Pot - pulse the tired and spent

Mirth and foam fill the chambers

Til pumped away, transfused anew


Those who stay, who keep this life to soothe, restore, relieve

Keep watch and nurse this ward

These guardians of Blackness on Sea

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