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OUT FISHING nature poem in Genghis Lotus Poetry Collection, a selection of poems free to read online. The Genghis Lotus poems are hosted at two locations, genghislotus.com and zenvirus.com/genghis-lotus/. Webmaster for both sites is poet Hugh Cook, born in Britain, educated in New Zealand, and the author of, amongst other works, the fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness.
This poem conforms to New Zealand spelling, hence "aluminium," which, in American English, would be "aluminum." |
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The muscular tide, Gleaming with phosphorescence. Each oar a varnished shin-bone. Surgical steel Questions the gut of the night. The wet flap of fins; The slime of an eel Hauled up to gape at torchlight. My hand Fumbles with bait and fish scales. A numb wind Blows through the chasm beneath the stars. Up anchor: Link upon link, the chain Folds on the floor, Shattering the stars in the bilge water. My father rows, The granite moon Rumbles from thunder clouds, And the electric light Beads on the aluminium. |
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