Standing
Rock-scraping closeness to miracle carried from home
unlettered blessing
in faith's slow-breathing
current
that breaks
through unplugable breach new
beginning’s
mortal descent
not fallen away from arms
sonic boom's silent force helped by hope-labouring
breath broken
by water's force
welcome from
no verbal root explodes
through every nerve
on musical string of suns
backward glance
unstayed by compassion
torn knees lightened
by final entry
swooping beside bank
to counterpointed breath's
exact leading
blurred sight's legible joy
given
promise to granted thanks chance-unfailing algorithm
longing ache
deep mouth-counting holes
in undiminished wait
sun’s cordial scent
non-physically determined departure taken owl-instructed
steps call of
unfurled blossom seen
before as tree
growing by growth
with untrimmed grief
gifted only to all
in confirmation
of neutral difference ripples
born from overpowering urge stand by
hidden support
on day's crushing conception
exceeding strength to bear alpine blossom
inheres to sight
what it is
dropped now
from each age between the shoeless
remembered
through all we are unfathomable
effort
to catch air
fidelity to life unseen.
Tailing
Answering likeness of welcome
withdrawing from loss
comforted in fear
a storm's deeper tone
holding out peace
unknown in birth
taken step
bidding goodbye in advance
to scent of self
immediate sign
accepting the here of hereafter
a hundred times
the yellow rose's early bloom
spanning a day made known
to other eyes
all that is given away
entwined
within the self
into the heart
a hoped-for repetition
footing the sky at dusk.
Michael Lee Rattigan is a poet and translator based in
Caterham, Surrey (UK). He has translated the complete collection of Fernando
Pessoa's Alberto Caeiro poems (Rufus Books, 2007). His poetry collection
Liminal was published in 2012 (Rufus Books). His latest collection Hiraeth was
published alongside its French translation in 2016 (Black Herald Press).
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