Dragon spell

(for Faye)

by T.P. Wilkinson / June 5th, 2022

Duanwu jie 2022

Leave the bark
to the tree
the root
to the earth
In the kiss of the wind
comes the heart’s rebirth

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, June 5th, 2022 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.