Six Days in a Heavy Lungful

Jun 5

Written By Elizabeth Robinson

For days languished in Cyprus in Paris

Peering over a tomato-farm through

That gossamer of a fly-screen we forged

Arrowheads from sweat on our back

Simmered to a nappe and when we came

To, paper-pulp tongued beads

Of back sweat and found how quickly

It could turn sour to scrape in wilting air

Sublimating these tomato walls

Sticking apart how often did I

Spend six days in a heavy lungful

Elizabeth Robinson is a poet born and living in Cambridge, UK, where she is studying for a bachelor’s degree in English. Her writing explores the female experience of sensuality and relationships. She is interested in women’s prose and poetry in the 20th century.

Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth Robinson is a poet born and living in Cambridge, UK, where she is studying for a bachelor’s degree in English. Her writing explores the female experience of sensuality and relationships. She is interested in women’s prose and poetry in the 20th century.

Six Days in a Heavy Lungful

Lopud Island

Cold Front