harbor’s undercoat
sea
slick and rutted gulls
among whalebones, white
spines
and then
far out
rustling
over
green-furred flats, over
wave and seaweed, their
blue gray
morning
so
casual.
[This is an erasure poem created from “Tides” by Mary Oliver.]
6 thoughts on "harbor’s undercoat"
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Beautiful poem, Chelsea. Easy to see that you’re taken with this form. Keep it up!
Nice erasure!
Lovely!
Beautiful, and great title!
I love the tension between the opening and closing lines.
Wonderful title and venture into erasure! Well done.