Time (An Erasure of p. 163 in Rebecca Solnit’s essay “Breath” from THE FARAWAY NEARBY)
an active volcano
an open mouth
flowing years
in minutes
like flocks of birds
that circle an island
watching the sea
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Yes.
“Active volcano” and “open mouth” are such intriguing images of time.
How beautiful, Karen! I agree with Nancy about those phrases in relation to time.
Love “flowing years/in minutes.” Love the deep mysterious feel of the poem.
Brief but so profound!