In the sea
foam bubbles burst,
snowflakes each lose
six arms,
fire leaves behind its flame,
Mother Earth drifts slowly
downward to the ocean floor.
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Footnote: The above poem was inspired by a line in Stephen's poem
"Viking Rite".
https://www.postpoems.org/authors/letgetgo/poem/955747
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Charles Dickens: The sea asks for
nothing but those who stand by her shores
gradually attune themselves to her rhythm.
An ethereal translation of
An ethereal translation of tragedy. A slow sinking in the calm.
A magnificent interpretation
A magnificent interpretation of a magnificent poem.
"Fire leaves behind its flame" What an inspired translation of our inner language, our spirits' highest aspiration. Awe-inspiring.