Lost in the Vast Coast of Decline
I remember
days
composed of
the Dark Continent
of
love
and
the map
of
leaving.
~ An erasure of Rebecca Solnit’s The Faraway Nearby, page 8
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Another gem. And the title rocks.
Thank you, Coleman!
Erasures always make such cool shapes. This was a cool read.
Thank you!
Ohhhhhhhh. Chills.
Thank you. It gave me chills when the words came together.
Wow – “the Dark Continent/of /love”
Thank you!
Gorgeous!
Wowsers!
“and the map of leaving”
Thank you, Pam. Good to see you here.
Shewww “of love and the map of leaving” Your poetry is akin to alchemy!
the map of leaving—chilling line.