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Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 99. To The Old Spruce and At a Gallop
To the Old Spruce
Behold the regal trunk, how high it grows
sprung forth from waters spoken by the word,
that syllable from which new life arose
and echoed ere Poseidon ever stirred.
The breath of heaven whispers in its spire
while cheerful creatures play on every bough
of deepest green the eye and heart admire
which summer’s heat with shade it will endow.
Yet now its courtiers’ robes lie on the ground;
soon winter snows will hold them long in store
and white will blanket all above, around;
in silent thanks for all that’s gone before.
As Capricorn stands guard while sleeps the king,
the scions of the tree await the spring.
At a Gallop
When slow the minutes creep and crawl their way
across the barren face of endless time
and pause for years in one eternal day
unbroken by a pendulum or chime,
then hastes the heart adventure to recall
upmounted on a strong and sinewed steed
whose gait and gallop held me in his thrall
while yet in motion was my spirit freed;
for fixed upon his saddle did I ride
yet soared above the white and rumpled plain,
and though his frame he let me sit astride
to him our pleasure’s pace I gave the rein.
The hours we raced in glory I can’t tell,
but ever will I love my stallion well.
I offer my abiding gratitude to @AC Benus for his kind and patient help with my sonnet writing. These are much improved because of his care. My thanks to you for reading these, aloud or no. Your thoughts on these (or anything in this collection) are most welcome.
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