Skylids

(To silent eyes)

by T.P. Wilkinson / August 6th, 2023

The past retrace

Stone walls old
the past retrace
Storms in contemplation
Silent speech demarcated.
Acoustic waves untold
surging senses elevated.
Once magpies join
the stellar heights
Altair may climb
To Vega’s lights.

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, August 6th, 2023 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.