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(Sleepless)

by T.P. Wilkinson / May 28th, 2023

Less by hills than by concrete (Photo: Faye Sarras)

From her sleep great tasks call,
winds through valleys large and small,
shaped less by hills than by concrete,
roads instead of rivers sweet.
Arise she must with ne’er a wink,
more to labour than to think,
still her heart and mind embrace
blesséd nature with constant grace.

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, May 28th, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.