Icebreaking

(for AT)

by T.P. Wilkinson / January 29th, 2023

The chilling shore (Photo: Faye Saras)

Another precious plate be brought
While through attentive eyes and ears
Many critical lines are wrought
Terrific be the chilling shore
where one right hand once
Labouring broke Argentia‘s door
Hands performing duty loyal
Endow critical thought with virtue royal.

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 29th, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.