Excelsior

PANORAMA ---

golden slopes flow in sinuous grace
into a chalice where liquid pearls
are conceived with the imprint
of the solemn horizon and the implacable ocean.

stature, firm and proud,
yields to no torment forged by mankind.

this voice cleans the air
from ripe and fusty emissions festering
in the boroughs of spleen.

twilight sinks, the moon gallops;
cavernous drumbeats settle for no less
than the fugue outreaching the furthest
canopy.

--- WOMAN

Comments

Carol Moore said…
Beautifully written! The way you put words together is such a gift.
31 December 2011 at 20:21
Goswinus said…
*Blush* moment. Originally it was the poem that I wrote to Ina for her Christmas card, which I composed in ten to fifteen minutes, though I embellished and honed it a little for publication on this blog.
31 December 2011 at 23:39
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