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Still
Gina Mercer
the utterly empty house
no dog, child, budgie, salamander, man or fern
i am alone
acres of sage green carpet
unrippled
reservoir of tranquil air
nothing vibrating my cilia
just still empty space
… and many hours to luxuriate
in solitude
© Gina Mercer 2008
Peter Macrow,
Tasmanian Times Poetry Editor.
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