Scents of Presence

(for MEN after 40 years)

by T.P. Wilkinson / September 15th, 2019

Vineyard Tears

Small passages,
narrow corridors,
accumulated pain.
Running rivers,
drying mountains,
long awaiting rain.
Between the rocks,
among the trees,
stranded fish
search for the sea.

Expanding channels,
wider waves,
bearing gentle sails.
Short messages,
bursting thought
borne uncensored mail
between the hands
among those loved,
a fruit-filled dish
shared smiles to see.

Dr T.P. Wilkinson 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, September 15th, 2019 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.