Friday, April 14, 2017
Stuart Rawlinson #1 - The Effigy of a Saint
The effigy of a saint standing
Above the writing desk
Tilting forward slightly
As though to step ahead
Tonsured, round headed
Chipped off hand
Right arm set square
Robes tarnished by sand
Paper or time
Around the room idols
Clash – figurines of people
Who never met, and
Probably were never real
Yet they speak obliquely
Across the centuries
With hope willing today
Something vague
Something spiritual
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Welcome, Stu. You have brought a fine poem. Saints of differing skill sets. Above my desk I have an old painting of a lone Chinese poet sitting under a tree on a hilltop. :)
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