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Posted by Tim Lenton on 25 November 2004 at 10:12 in Poetry

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Saw you held
encircled
by pulses of the past
coming like a knife
with a point to make
over and over

You were blind in there
unable to forget
heavy as horses held
at the starting gate

Then
like a seed sensing light
straight out
tape falling, free
racing

Wings open
almost unbearable
being forgiven

Tim Lenton

Poet's comment: This is an example of a poem being inspired by a picture, but taking a different track in response to it. Annette's stunning image is called Fruitful, for obvious reasons, but I saw it also as a picture of someone being set free, which prompted the idea of forgiveness.

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