The sea
question
The sea asks "How is your
life now?"
It does so obliquely, changing colour.
It is never the same on any two visits.
It does so obliquely, changing colour.
It is never the same on any two visits.
It is never the same in any
particular
Only in generalities: tide and such matters
Wave height and suction, pebbles that rattle.
Only in generalities: tide and such matters
Wave height and suction, pebbles that rattle.
It doesn't presume to wear a
white coat
But it questions you like a psychologist
As you walk beside it on its long couch.
But it questions you like a psychologist
As you walk beside it on its long couch.
~ Elizabeth Smither
~
(The Sea
Question)
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