An Island in the Jetstream

(for R delicately)

by T.P. Wilkinson / May 2nd, 2021

In mist and vapour

Perched upon an ancient cloud
By sunbeams drawn
above the crowd
Sensitive and solitary
still unshaken
though some dreams
still awaken
all uncertainty and fear
that good sense
should overcome.
Holding tightly
in mist and vapour
bearing wind and rain
though by faith
above suspended
in truth the heart
’tis by love defended.

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, May 2nd, 2021 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.