Alive Again
Happiness
came
unexpected moss-covered warm
flicker of understanding
tall flowers words
she could
feel for
when under threat
needier
O to slip to
shudder to
commit love
~ Erasure of page 29 from the novel, Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
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Cool poem, Karen! I love how you created electricity. ⚡️💚
Thank you!
I’m enjoying this series.
Another lovely poem, Karen!
to slip and shudder. wonderful.
I love how the title echoes the source text.
O to slip to
shudder to
commit love
Gorgeous!
I so love that glorious ending! So ode-like!
Loving your erasures!
O to slip to
shudder to
commit love