Poem: Anthem to an older age
Books & Poetry
This week’s Poet’s Corner contribution is from Robert Martland in South Australia.
Anthem to an older age
I. Point
Introspection comes pre-dawn
still-asleep brain
in regretted regrets
sepia tones the narrative
behind closed lids
later in the wintered silence
wood-smoke lingers
as stay strong a mate will say
as we watch the flames
conversation slow-stopped
not just re past youth
re past life
re what never was
rather overall
for the eternal pace of
the drift on into the years.
II. Counterpoint
The garland of life worn
for the heartbeats
finding joy in the infinite
finding love in the finite
warmth adorning all things
that instead the narrative
is summertime solstice
pleasures of wine and food
shaded by a large elm
children cavorting
willing laughter erupting
all seasons all moments considered
losses and discoveries equally prized
specialness always there if sought
the land of Gaia absorbing all
begging to be savoured
gifting to those who remember.
Living in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Robert Martland is a former financial analyst and auditor who worked in both the corporate and public sectors in Adelaide, Sydney, Singapore and regional New South Wales. Over the years he has also had a dedication to both golf and poetry, the latter which has seen him published in Australia, the US and UK.
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