Unnamed erasure of Jennifer Ackerman’s The Genius of Birds, p 43
Life is heavy, costly,
relative to wonder
which is energy swimming
for light and air,
a solid anchor, wings
to lift the body.
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Bam! Perfection. You are the Michael Jordan of erasure poets.
Thank you, Kevin. That made me smile.
I love everything about this from title to final line!
Thank you, Donna!
“Anchor, wings” makes such a cool exchange given their oppositional functions. A very cool read!
Thanks, Philip.
Short but profound, Karen–amazing.
t.m., Thank you!
Perfect, Karen!
Thank you, Nancy!
Very interesting, I was unaware of erasure poetry. Thank you for introducing me to it. I’ll have to experiment with it myself.
Oh, and nice poem!
Thank you!
Thanks!
Life is heavy, costly/relative to wonder.
Beautiful.
Thank you, Gwyneth!
I can’t love this one any more than I do! It’s so wise…
I love your erasures and the meaning you weave in them!