Sparkling

by T.P. Wilkinson / July 11th, 2021

With life’s passions filled

in your smile
in the glass
in the bottle
from the past
captured sun
cultured sweetly
picked so gently
caressed completely
turned the earth
no more around
changed no seasons
no grapes were found
then in that moment
when all stood still
our glasses must be
with life’s passions filled.

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, July 11th, 2021 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.