Before the flood

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by T.P. Wilkinson / February 11th, 2018

In line standing
lamplight flickering
ink-spots fluttering
on leaves of autumn
on petals of spring.

In lines of grass
by footsteps pressed
shallow roots
lay asleep.

From summer weary
through winter’s repose
by topsoil held
but nourished by the soul.

T.P. Wilkinson, Dr. rer. pol. writes, teaches History and English, directs theatre and coaches cricket between the cradles of Heine and Saramago. He is author of Unbecoming American: A War Memoir and also Church Clothes, Land, Mission and the End of Apartheid in South Africa. Read other articles by T.P..

This article was posted on Sunday, February 11th, 2018 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.