Collected Poems of John Holmes
Holmes, John A., Jr.
2002
Stone and roots
Stone and roots
Peter, you are safe from doubt And all me ever knew Of dull defeat and clouded dream; Death is not for you. | |
You have never come upon Walls you could not climb, You have never sung a word. That you could not rime. | |
Doors that will, not open Open wide for you. You can make a thought an act, A hundredth morning, new. | |
Men will never catch you, Peter, Bind and make you tame, But do not tell them whence you come, Peter, nor your name. | |