Elizabeth H. Nearing Sea Poems
- 1. Thursday
For E.B.
The finest day of the week,
... - 2. The Machinery Of Remembrances
A wash of swallows against the dark gravel sea
ushers in the close of winter. Inside, the sighs
of waitresses hang themselves on the coat hooks
attached to the booths of the Shoreside Family Diner-Restaurant.
... - 3. The End Of Beauty
There are always fields, filled
with flowers, or something sweeping, like wind
tickling the hairs of your arm, that sinking feeling
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