you should have been painted in a lilac mist
looking out to sea yet-
holding the sea within.
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this poem (and its poet) deserves so much more than any pale commentary and superlatives i can bring to them..i choose to simply silently nod and tip my glass in the direction of of Mary Douglas..recognizing a gifted poet...well done Mary :) tom
Mary, about as good as it gets.10/10 Ian