John Anderson Poet Free verse

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Awaken Not Stirred

unfathomable
all contact lost
beyond reach of umami
petulance 'tis impenetrable
sonar blips blubbed, unopened as dead mail
pings re-echoed dispelled, quashed
peripheral smiles cast-off in scows
shipwrecked eyes lashed with umbilical sighs
all at sea, adrift hand-paddling 
willy nilly circling in coracle cradle corral
round and round the driftwood dry-rot 
spins in whirlpool hole, nebula black

awaken not stirred the cast-away
alights from sleep alone, prone and dripping wet
self-marooned, ring-fenced on atoll beach
in cuckoo's nest

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Barbara Peckham July 17, 2021 at 1:58 PM At first I didn't think I liked this, but after rereading it, I found it much clearer. Actually wonderfully written. I see it clearly in my mind. Thanks for posting. John Anderson July 17, 2021 at 2:26 PM Thanks for your feed back, the mind can be unclear when it awakens. Cheers