The current
by Patrick T. Reardon
A ferryboat.
The moon.
Inessential houses.
The old island.
Vanished trees.
This continent.
Wonder.
This blue lawn.
That vast obscurity.
The dark fields.
Night.
Green light.
SOURCE: Erasure poem from the final page of The Great Gatsby.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Patrick T. Reardon’s five books include four of religious reflections. He has been writing newspaper articles, essays, poems, op-ed pieces and more over a writing career that began in 1962. His website is patricktreardon.com.
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