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Out of our depth.(Poem)

Quadrant

| May 01, 2007 | Buck, Anna | COPYRIGHT 2007 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
OUT OF OUR DEPTH 
 
   Children float in the wide stream 
   as if they are debris of a far-off disaster 
   gravel sliding golden over their bodies 
   gilding hair slicked down to heads 
 
   It's safe in the shallows 
   a gentle force pulls at limbs 
   swirls them round so they drift 
   feet following not seeing where this 
   all might end eyes closed in bliss 
 
   all the time that persistent tug 
   eats into the bank under willows 
   making holes brown and cold 
 
   walking with a child, his trust flows  ...
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