Season's Advent

By Richard L. Provencher
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Dawn
is creating
silhouettes in
layers
of invitation-
sky’s afire
with promise
and decks
stacked
in lobster
pots - slatted
barriers
bait primed-
fishermen
anxious
lobsters
unaware
they’re
tenants to-be
in new housing.
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I LOVE "layers of
I LOVE "layers of invitation" but also, how you shift meaning all through, like waves in a harbour, and end with the lobsters' point of view. It is a wonderfully satisfying poem seeming simple but with lots going on underneath (like a harbour, again) Really enjoyed!
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