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Owen Sheers

Welsh poet. Winter Swans is set by a lake after an argument.

2 key quotes from Owen Sheers, by Sheers. Learn this one first: “the waterlogged earth gulping for breath at our feet” (Sheers, Winter Swans).

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The quotes

2 quotes by or about Owen Sheers, in the order they happen.

the waterlogged earth gulping for breath at our feet

Sheers · Winter Swans · romantic love · distance

A couple walk by a lake after a fight. Even the ground is struggling to breathe.

like a pair of wings settling after flight

Sheers · Winter Swans · romantic love

The last image. Their hands find each other. Like swans' wings folding.

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