Collected Poems of John Holmes
Holmes, John A., Jr.
2002
Prologue for poems
Prologue for poems
As music builds a bright impermanent tower High in the sunlight, wild with birds And banners, so this chosen hour Will take you, So these chiming words Will wake you Briefly from the world. | |
Until the windy flags are furled, The last pane turned, the music ended, Wander, well-attended, Through the gate and climb the stairs. | |
At the top look down, look down and see My broad enchanted land, Where south is love, and death lies north, And ocean on either hand. | |