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Buried (a poem)

Buried (a poem)

2016/10/06 Kevin J. O'Conner

An ekphrastic poem, written in shadorma form, inspired by the film adaptation of Woman in the Dunes.

Oh, but for
the curve of her hip
and the sand
in her hair
I would be a free man now
It comes pouring down

(6 October 2016)

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