Where, in paradisum?
staring into rain
memory going north
by red brick burrows
in paradisum deducant te angeli
there’s the grey wing
the dark trees
decades of sleep
over the glassy way
left into the river valley
this we both know
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres
but of the things
no-one can know
can we sing?
cypresses out of place
out of any place
out of body and history
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem
here’s the carpark
the unknown familia
the white ladies
sorry, these are lies
two black crows
the mischief knows
chorus angelorum te suscipiat
finally a sedative response
truth stays outside
we’d go there
wooden, concealed
beyond drone and lists
beyond any more capture
et cum Lazaro quondam paupere
sickness in the blood
age’s close down
hides any bruise
say not
say
ay
aeternam habeas requiem
rescue
now the sun
on the living
(D.E.W. 1931-2005)
Jill Jones
Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 1pm, 18 May 2005
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Jill Jones
Latest books:
Broken/Open. Available from Salt Publishing
http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/smp/1844710416.htm
Where the Sea Burns. Wagtail Series. Picaro Press
PO Box 853, Warners Bay, NSW, 2282. [log in to unmask]
Struggle and radiance: ten commentaries (Wild Honey Press)
http://www.wildhoneypress.com
web site: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~jpjones
blog1: Ruby Street http://rubystreet.blogspot.com/
blog2: Latitudes http://itudes.blogspot.com/
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