I really love this poem Matt but a few things bother me like why no capital
letter in the first verse yet there is one in the second? And are sails
made out of linen, I don't know? or does this mean that you are preparing
for the next spring by preparing the next summer's accomodation? Not so sure
about the line "after the inevitable" but love the last five lines. Bw sally
J
>From: "Merritt, Matt - Leic. Mercury"
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>Subject: New sub: On The Last Day
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:17:00 +0100
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>On the last day
>
>we made our usual rounds;
>tacked through grass heavy with dew
>down to the outhouse and bathing hut,
>pocketing windfalls as a northerly blew;
>battened everything shut
>despite knowing we'd return to find
>winter had worked its way inside.
>
>Back at the house we laid up the loungers
>and barbecue, brought the firewood in,
>made sail for spring with the fresh linen.
>After the inevitable this time next week
>I disappeared to find a shell that could
>empty the Atlantic's yawn and roar into
>my suburban ear. And you searched darkening
>rooms alone, for something we might use
>to carry the summer's light back home.
>
>Matt Merritt
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