In gazing even upward,I saw a cloud-sprent autumn skyPerforated nearly By the waxing lunar eye;A rainbow wrought in cirrus, Rounding perfectly and still.One hallowed image crafted Just to, momentary, lie.And in that vap'rous sheercloth,Like a veil upon the night,I sought to find some meaningIn an arc of prismed light.But soon the wind had carried allAnd … Continue reading “Two Poems on the Full Moon”, & the Border Sky
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Stratosphere
A pillar of light Is a wondrous sight With a sprawl vast beneath you Like bright stars at night But this tower of glass Will never surpass A flowering oak tree Or a green field of grass
Memories of Home
Sun flecked curves of water, meandering in gentle flow The noontime lance of brightness which wraps in warming glow Drifting forest whispers from the sound of wind on leaves These simple sprites of nature which run laden thoughts through sieves A wash of pattering raindrops on a roof of noisy tin And the thundering crash … Continue reading Memories of Home