Reinforcement, of soul
Of spirit, of breath, of voice
Sigh of great expectation
Sigh of intense stillness
Hear the crows squawk
Hear the pigeons coo
As in the old times
On modern chimney pots
Not so far from executions
Or more so, from persecutions
Not so far from dereliction
Of duties, of buildings
Most days I would try to write a poem; it is a practice, as I suppose is meditation, or smiling, or watching the world go by
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Monday 25 March 2019
Forty Five
Close in on me
Stumpy stone pillars
Withered away arches
Weight your song onto me
Stained glass window
Soprano led choir
Depart from me
Onwards to Berlin
To your own family
Be as you would for me
Lightness, movement
Quietly with voice
Stumpy stone pillars
Withered away arches
Weight your song onto me
Stained glass window
Soprano led choir
Depart from me
Onwards to Berlin
To your own family
Be as you would for me
Lightness, movement
Quietly with voice
Sunday 24 March 2019
Forty Four
Take the birdsong
To the dusk
Let the warbler
Play his tune for me
Take the hillside
To the shepherd
Let the sheep
Play their song for me
To the dusk
Let the warbler
Play his tune for me
Take the hillside
To the shepherd
Let the sheep
Play their song for me
Saturday 23 March 2019
Forty Three
On the last night
In the late light
The singers sing
Of Mack the Knife
In the late life
Of the last sight
The chorus rings
Of Mack the Knife
By the new pond
Is the old bond
The poet writes
Of clouds so high
On the old stone
As Orcadians roam
Their voices sound
Of sheep, of birds in flight
In the late light
The singers sing
Of Mack the Knife
In the late life
Of the last sight
The chorus rings
Of Mack the Knife
By the new pond
Is the old bond
The poet writes
Of clouds so high
On the old stone
As Orcadians roam
Their voices sound
Of sheep, of birds in flight
Friday 22 March 2019
Forty Two
One more stone on water
One more leaf down the rill
Slow passage as you fought her
Floss, off the scent on the windowsill
One flat film of still cold water
One lazy cloud in the sky
A singular path as you caught her
Gossamer flight into rye
One barbed wire, then one other
Another field beyond the field
One long journey as you brought her
The dragonfly who you thought would yield
One more leaf down the rill
Slow passage as you fought her
Floss, off the scent on the windowsill
One flat film of still cold water
One lazy cloud in the sky
A singular path as you caught her
Gossamer flight into rye
One barbed wire, then one other
Another field beyond the field
One long journey as you brought her
The dragonfly who you thought would yield
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