Annual evolutions

(for MCW)

by T.P. Wilkinson / February 26th, 2023

Through forests (photo: Faye Sarras)

In our souls, a mirror shines
Polished by both profane and divine
Brilliance and shadows
In our hearts wed
From all that we love
Nurtured and led
Through forests and meadows
Crossing mountains and seas
From sunrise to sunset
With a rotational breeze.

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, February 26th, 2023 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.