Moondrops

by T.P. Wilkinson / April 16th, 2023

Hangs from heaven’s cheek (Photo:  Dr. T. P.  Wilkinson)

Another year, a lunar tear
hangs from heaven’s cheek
Waiting worries the weaver girl
She sadly wipes her face
Pastures below painted green
hide the lad so lonely
Where the moonlight dims
Sentiment leaves no trace
There love cannot be seen.

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, April 16th, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.