Why are the words 'tossed Waters's used in the poem 'At the blackwater pond' ?
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At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled
after a night of rain.
I dip my cupped hands. I drink
a long time. It tastes
like stone, leaves, fire. It falls cold
into my body, waking the bones. I hear them
deep inside me, whispering
oh what is that beautiful thing
that just happened?
From “New and Selected Poems” by Mary Oliver (Beacon Press: 256 pp., $20)
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