Wild water

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by T.P. Wilkinson / June 16th, 2019

Photo by Dr. T.P. Wilkinson

Silently the sea
will fill
from distant waves
the Douro still
that Spain
when dry
when without motion
Portugal with sighs
will spread emotion.
Clouds the river
gently soothe
Atlantic passions
mildly move
toes along
granite cliffs
couched in green
for souls serene.

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, June 16th, 2019 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.