Glasgow West End ~ Pisces Iscariot
From the wet and horizontal air
To the earthbound traffic cold mundane
And with windswept grey celestial flair
The weather beats this city of rain
These sheets of painted glass
In doorways proud lined in review
Opaque the view of souls that pass
Their private lives there to pursue
What artisan did brush strokes measure
Upon these panes in curling chords
Glyphs and hierarchies of hidden treasure
Alchemic codes that transmute my words
To resonate in harmony and ache
With sadness that falls at cobbled feet
And draw the keening in its wake
New sheet glass rising tears to meet
Great gothic leaps of faith sky caught
Whose spires forever upward stack
Cantilever fingers reach in rust-iron wrought
To cross these Styxian waters black
Where ghost ships heading for the firth
Pass rivet-bound and forged in blood
The bottled panes where dead platers curse
While rain ripples tears in river flood
10 comments:
Run, lest such as inspired such a black hole be your destination.
I appreciated the rhythm until the last line then found my tongue went wanting for another syllable.
This piece brings to mind...not stylistically but rather in the intent a few pieces by Edgar Guest.
Nice tone to this one.
Rich
Great gothic leaps of faith sky caught...
Bravo
Finally,3 days I couldn't access to your blog.i managed to read that one yesterday but then I was about to comment,it bugged,anyway.This is really nice,really liked it.
Very nice. I shall return.
Yodood: someday I will return to live there
Walking man: I had not heard of Edgar Guest before - thanks
Thank you James & Candie
Welcome to Punch and Jadedj
Is "there" the city of rain or the state of mind it inspired? And why would you?
Yodood: for me, Glasgow is both.
thank you for bringing me into the heart of this city...your words and rhythms did this for me...
Post a Comment