Electra
Let me seek asylum in the sea
Silent depths of ice water,
For I have swallowed sorrow
Let me touch the clematis of a
Seaside garden,a patched wall
Sun-warmed and salted by the tide,
Orestes ! shudder at the roar of the
Breakers, small stones laughing
As they are pulled down the beach.
Copyright © Leslie Philibert | Year Posted 2014
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