Antilliaanse Cahiers. Jaargang 1-2

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The sea

The sea
is the blood
of corals
on sand
the gall
of aloe
on burnt land

Agony
and
extasy
at sundown
the life
of darkness
on planets

The sea
is the silence
and blind ness
of putrified
fish
on the clutching
cliffs
that bind het
to seek
and possess het
in the rhythm
of the tides