Broken Bridges An Ekphrasis Tribute

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beside the sea
       running sa
slowly
    flowing
as floods
       released
where
     rivers meet
out
of
reach

waterside
          meets countryside
with
force&grace
             tides high
             weeds&silt
rustic calm
           comes
                 to rest
  

arches once stood
verandered
                wide
now
neglected
              so still
the dream
        as in a vacuum
unattained

where
      farewells&tears
                            abound
out of place
yet
      know before
plain&high
truly laid
             to stand the strain
one might
suppose

          formed
               then stormed
as strength
withdrew
            inspiration
once poured
               for fame&name
leaving
      the
         nearly
             past

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