Witchcraft

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by T.P. Wilkinson / July 19th, 2020

Shadecraft

After eight
there we wait
two quite simple
fingers Dimple
Pages turning
Candles burning
From both ends
Pigeons placed
fly between
rising, settling
on the knees
forgotten moments
drip from the trees.

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

This article was posted on Sunday, July 19th, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.