Too Late

(for AD)

by T.P. Wilkinson / November 28th, 2021

Bend the stormy wave

To catch the fallen rain,
hear the sudden sigh
To still the spoken word,
the bloodied sword to sheathe
Too late,
hold the silent sunrise
bend the stormy wave
but not, upon a child
to smile.

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, November 28th, 2021 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.