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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Road To Damascus

ROAD TO DAMASCUS


Found, on the street, a stray

memory. A faded

photograph, poised

on the pavements edge.


I pick it up and ask

“who’s smiling now”.

The smoke of distant chimneys, hangs

like a solemn vow.


A bird glides down

and strikes

the shrouded sky.

The feathered-flesh

made word,

it screams “defy”.


(Now elevate the moment

separate

the power of darkness

from your restless mind.)


A sudden beam of light

destroys the shroud.




Malcolm Evison

September 1971

1 comment:

prin said...

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