Catherine Vidler


Diminishing poem

making something
smaller or less
important or becoming
smaller or less
important or appearing
smaller or making
something appear
smaller or tapering
or making something
taper from the lower
part to the upper part
or becoming or making
something smaller
in size or amount
especially gradually
or narrowing the
shape of something
like fainting light
for example from
a small candle.

*

making something
smaller or less
smaller or less
smaller or making
smaller or tapering
taper from the lower
part to the upper part
something smaller
in size or amount
especially gradually
or narrowing the
shape of something
like fainting light
a small candle.

*

smaller or less
smaller or less
smaller or making
smaller or tapering
taper from the lower
part to the upper part
something smaller
especially gradually
like fainting light
a small candle.

*

smaller or less
smaller or less
smaller or tapering
part to the upper part
something smaller
like fainting light
a small candle.

*

smaller or less
smaller or tapering
part to the upper part
something smaller
a small candle.

*

smaller or tapering
part to the upper part
something smaller
a small candle.

*

smaller or tapering
part to the upper part
something smaller

*

smaller or tapering
part to the upper part

*

part to the upper part

pwoermd

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Catherine Vidler's first collection of poems Furious Triangle is forthcoming from Puncher and Wattmann. She is the editor of Snorkel, an online trans-Tasman literary magazine.
 
 
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