Tuesday, July 05, 2011

APPLE & TREE



I wrote about this collection of verse last week and have since read it from cover to cover during which I came across this stunning poem:



Dedication Page


Let us be books together
you and I.

Let us closely lie
stacked two-tiered

backs touching
spine-edges spooning

soft cloth bound
and gilt-edged

on some antique
pleasantly dusty ledge.

Let us read each other
without having to look

at the words.
Let our time be spent

between the lines –
open content exposed –

fresh as new-cut pages' scent.
Let us be prequel and sequel

equal to the story we tell today.
Let us vow to stay

companion volumes.
Always.

Footnote:
The launch of Apple & Tree is tomorrow night - Wednesday 6 July, 6pm, Devonport Library, all welcome

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