An ocean

A notion of an ocean
as a river
runs foremost,
but is hard to come by
in anybody's mind but the ancient Greek's,
but why?
(pronounced: hwai)

I think it's because of T. S. Eliot,
the Nobel laureate.
It's all because of him.

The sea is all around us, –
who said that?
Him.

And the river inside us, –
who?
Him again.

What a sad misconception, indeed.

What about, er, an ocean?

An ocean is a notion
(pronounced: anoushn azanoushn)
of a river taken by itself.

And not as some idiot laureate would.

An idea of water that doesn't hold.

An ocean.

That's it.

I'll say it again.

A notion.


7 сентября 2016 г.


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