water views

“the pool
are you alive?
i touch you.
you quiver like a sea-fish.
i cover you with my net.
what are you -- banded one?”

-- h. d. (1886-1961), ‘the pool’

“one with her hands
open
don't be afraid, she said
no one will know it
just you and me
and when it's over
i'll go back”

-- tori amos (uk winter part 1), ‘the pool’