Pertaining to the sea (the verb “sink,” “moorings,” etc.) and air (“Parachutists”), the major metaphor-groups in this poem effectively destabilize the speaker as he/she sits tippling wine in a chair. The author is particularly good at finding adjectives (“risky,” “newer”) and adjective clusters (“sticky buoyant”) that, in their contexts, are remarkable. The rhymes are effortless throughout, and the closing couplet is epiphanic.
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