Europe And Asia Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Europe And Asia



The Greeks might
have fashioned 'Europe' from 'eurys'
for 'wide'.

To continentalise its residents habits,
or how dry
were the lands they knew in it,
they might
have drawn 'Asia' from 'a'
meaning 'without'
and 'sialon' for 'spit'.

Saturday, May 7, 2016
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Douglas Scotney

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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