Sought or Caught

by T.P. Wilkinson / October 8th, 2023

Across the aisle, to leap (Photo: Faye Sarras)

Legislation, perambulation with floral intent
Not every thought is opened
Nor all desires tabled
Across the aisle, to leap.
Respiration, imagination suddenly detected
All the colours so expressed intense
Fine flavours to be tasted
Caught astride the buds of conviction.

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, October 8th, 2023 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.