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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WAVE, by MARK TURBYFILL
First Line: The wave stretches its instant body
Last Line: But not for flight.
Subject(s): Sea; Waves; Ocean
First Line: The wave stretches its instant body
Last Line: But not for flight.
Subject(s): Sea; Waves; Ocean
The wave stretches its instant body
Apart from the eternal sea.
Swung and shaped apart,
Reflecting, "This shape am I,"
The wave mirrors its own image
Arresting the falling crest.
Brief vision of completion,
Haughty will, watery wing,
Spread against space --
But not for flight.
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