First View 2 Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

First View 2



Genoa way,
March 1887,
proximate to a bay:

through a slit
between housebacks
pink, ochreous and green,

between which
lines slung
on which
fisherwives' patched
panties hung,

dreamy Thomas Hardy
snatched
his first view
of god-endowed Mediterranean's
classic blue.

First View 2
Friday, October 12, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: color,disappointment,mediterranean,scenic
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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