Wel, Hal, I like it - particularly the last couplet and that bit about war -
_And the war strays over yet another
border on its way to wherever it's going. _ A sustained tonal pitch that
goes from playful to satirical.
Thanks for it ...
Andrew
On 29/08/2007, Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Sonnet: "Your Eyes Stray"
>
> Your eyes stray over to the verso side of the book
> where you learn that short-term prospects are not
> indeed good. The hero wanders into a labyrinth
> of desire that would have daunted Casanova, or at
>
> least given him pause. The grass is always greener
> on the other side of the street, as it's said. Mellow
> as ever, the summer wends its way autumn-ward,
> one fedora almost as good as another at covering
>
> that bald spot. And the war strays over yet another
> border on its way to wherever it's going. Insurgents
> mount incessant attacks, no matter how much we do
> to assuage them. No, sir, the pastorale is not dead.
>
> Willows trail their branches in blood-red streams.
> The sheep on the hill wear their furs inside-out.
>
>
> Hal
>
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