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OO often and too much intruding, Owl in the bush, devil at the door, In the evening blankness when I litt my head Dissatisfied with every probable choice, Siren recollections, abandoned selves Like bad fruit sprouting mould In the cupboards a frugal wife: Wring your hands, you cannot touch me, For I am loveless now as the ribbed trough Of the unwounded melting sea, Desiring at last no girl to hide in, Anchorage in floating islands,
But bare sea knowledge got by keeping still. re
James K.
Baxter
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 947, 4 October 1957, Page 25
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89RECOLLECTIONS New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 947, 4 October 1957, Page 25
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