Wednesday, April 6, 2011

fronting night




fear 
not 
darkness, 


rather 
fronting
night
with 
half 

heart. 






Poem ©2011 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo©2011 by R. Burnett Baker 

5 comments:

  1. oh this is wicked good...esp that second stanza...

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  2. it's tough to be entirely present. steven

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  3. The photo reminds me of a postcard which said: A dolphin sleeps with one eye open.

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    "fronting" means a lot here. It's hard to pin down when ambiguity shines through a poem. very tricky.

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