Evaporation

By Virgils Vigil


Shielding hand, dawn to the sky,

in the place I've grown a spade.

Steadly-slow I brace my eye,

to the sun's trancendant blade.



Had it not pierced, I'd have stayed,

Wither in translucent lye,

'till my flesh had surely flayed,

and fade in fakes, dusk in sky.





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Copyright 2012 Virgils Vigil
Published on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • dwells On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, dwells (4177)By person wrote:

    This reminded me of a condensed version of "Man with a Hoe". A terrific poem by an Englishman, written after the French Recvolution and inspired by a painting of the same name. Cheers!

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