The Sea At Night

a move of broken glass
black as polished leather,
burnt wood, the big shifter

that trembles steel under us,
the horizon hides above,
a curtain made of holes

with stars around as the
lost language of wind,
howls of salt, tide of night
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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September 1, 2016 at 7:03 AM
A charming little poem!
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