Dàhán

(Greater Cold)

by T.P. Wilkinson / January 22nd, 2023

Departing again (Photo: Faye Sarras)

In returning melodies
infants‘ ears repeat
Till each face a song awaits
Arm with legs at length compete
Brains and bosoms wont be late
Mothers‘ tenderness slightly strained
Watching their children‘s growing pains
Eager return, departing again.

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, January 22nd, 2023 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.