The Hundred Year Flood

Water, water everywhere;
nothing here is stable,
but the moon sickle sinks
her tendrils into our hearts.
Roots reach
below the diluvian chaos,
anchor us
to the terra firma
that is down there, 
somewhere –
we sense it
in our memories,
in our dreams.

after a painting by Greg Edmondson.
From my new collection The Eden of Perhaps (Spartan Press, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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April 4, 2021 at 1:24 PM
Agnes, 'diluvian chaos' in a hundred year flood. This is an ideal dilemma in delivery and idea. Interesting idea found in 'The Eden of Perhaps'. -Richard
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