The sun’s indifferent

by T.P. Wilkinson / May 31st, 2020

Sun Pillows

among many stars
are those asleep forever
at the edges seen afar
rolling on the sheet
mountains pushed by feet
beneath celestial cushions
one awakes the cloudless day
relieved from morning’s slumber

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, May 31st, 2020 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.