(A fugue in words inspired by a shipwreck at Vanikoro)
They
should have known
the blood-red coral
would look for props –
fallen men, upturned ships
numinous
against darkened
skies.
They
should have known
Medusa’s head was
severed in an
artist’s fugue,
the sinking man beheaded
by a passing sword
was her reply.
They
should have known
velvet seas prefe ...
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