Original poem reprinted online here: "cold water" by Robert Lee Brewer Originally read: September 1, 2013 More information about the Poet: Robert Lee Brewer Descending tercets. I think that's the form of the poem. What does that mean? Well, the form indicates a further separation with each line: whether personal or content. "we spill ourselves / all over ourselves / our excess light / our forgiving natures." Here's the thing with the first stanza. It's not necessarily finding the meaning behind "spill ourselves" but rather what is spilled, "excess light," and "forgiving natures." Note that the anaphora of "our" not only brings the reader in, but also addresses concrete (light) and metaphor (forgiving natures) as something "we" are spilling -- a shared decadence. "once we wandered the creek together / forecasted our futures / bright and tightly spun" past me noted that the lines hearke...
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