Murmurs

A Poem by David Plantinga

The ocean waves are murmuring,

And some who walk the shore

May pause to hear some wisdom there,

And linger more and more.

The seas are older than the old,

And jealous of regret.

Their murmurs wash out memory,

And make a soul forget.

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Added on April 9, 2021
Last Updated on November 29, 2021
Tags: Lethe, memory, forgetting, quatrain, ballad stanza, rhymed verse

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