Time (An Erasure of p. 163 in Rebecca Solnit's essay "Breath" from THE FARAWAY NEARBY)

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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

5 thoughts on "Time (An Erasure of p. 163 in Rebecca Solnit’s essay “Breath” from THE FARAWAY NEARBY)"

Coleman Davis says:

June 12, 2023 at 9:57 am

Yes.

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Nancy Jentsch says:

June 12, 2023 at 11:21 am

“Active volcano” and “open mouth” are such intriguing images of time.

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Sylvia Ahrens says:

June 12, 2023 at 5:34 pm

How beautiful, Karen! I agree with Nancy about those phrases in relation to time.

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Gwyneth Stewart says:

June 13, 2023 at 9:23 pm

Love “flowing years/in minutes.” Love the deep mysterious feel of the poem.

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t.m. thomson says:

June 21, 2023 at 3:28 pm

Brief but so profound!

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Time (An Erasure of p. 163 in Rebecca Solnit’s essay “Breath” from THE FARAWAY NEARBY)

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