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Gavin Sea Change

Bourke
An with the
old lady, mind’s tools.

sat
by the sea, The
always crowds of people,
there, opening-up
never portals,
left. parting
the sea,
Reading to
the scriptures, re-engage with,
facing long,
the tide, lost
coming memories.

in and out.
Pharisees, Holes
Galilee, opening,
Pharaohs, in
Galileo. the deepest
ocean,
A red with figures
ribbon, emerging,
keeping two
the pages, open. or three,
Bored at a
holes, in the time.
bedrock,

Gavin Bourke grew up in Tallaght, Dublin, he holds a B.A. Degree in Humanities
from Dublin City University, an M.A. in Modern Drama Studies from University
College Dublin and a Higher Diploma in Information Studies. His work covers
nature, time, memory, addiction, mental health, human relationships, inner and
outer life, creating meaning and purpose, politics, contemporary and historical
social issues, injustice, the human situation, power and its abuse, as well as urban
and rural life. He has been published widely.

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