The Colour of Cathay

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by T.P. Wilkinson / February 23rd, 2020

Nightscape

tension in tissue
light lingering in waves
invisibly red
as well as unread
incongruously saved
measuring warmth
escaping the cool
explosions in colour
where passion’s no fool.

T.P. Wilkinson, Dr. rer. pol. writes, teaches History and English, directs theatre and coaches cricket between the cradles of Heine and Saramago. He is author of Unbecoming American: A War Memoir and also Church Clothes, Land, Mission and the End of Apartheid in South Africa. Read other articles by T.P..

This article was posted on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.