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Laure-Anne Bosselaar: At the end of the Breakwater
The pelicans begin their morning journey—
so low into the waves’ furrows that there’s only
a feather of air between the water & their gullets.
Mist unbraids its ribbons from the palm fronds.
The tide sways the kelp back & forth.
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Less than half a mile away, commuters rush past
on the highway, their shush so like the swash waves
as they die on the sands. Let the day open so wholly
to light. Let me stand here, very still, my journey
almost over. Let the ocean silver all around me.
Copyright 2023 Laure-Anne Bosselaar
Laure-Anne Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator, professor, and former poet laureate of Santa Barbara, California. She is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently, These Many Rooms (Four Way Books, 2019).
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Oh, what a gorgeous poem, Laure-Anne ✨🌊
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Oh, yes, it is. Thank you, Lisa.
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Thank you, dear Lisa!
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Ahh. Now I can comment. Earlier there was no keyboard. Why does my phone hate me? Oh, I still love this poem tonight. Tired after my longest day out in many months, I want to drift away in the last two lines.
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I feel the same way about the poem, Barbara. Thanks.
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So much light in your poems Laure-Anne, that sense of the end of the journey, the silvering of the sea and stillness. As I travel the last years of my journey, exploring the feelings and sensations of this journey, your poems become more and more essential – so grateful for them and for you.
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Beautiful poem, beautiful poet.
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Indeed
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The moment captured with such poignance. Thank you, Laure-Anne! ❤️
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Yes!
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Another beautiful Laure-Anne poem!
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And more to come!
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Laure-Anne, a favorite person and poet. This is a beauty.
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Thank you, Michael & Susie and Jackie….
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I am right there! Thank you for this poem.
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Yes, I love Laure-Anne’s work
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Love this poem!! Thanks for sharing it,
Michael.
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I do too. Thanks, Susie!
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