Jul 2012
the dark-thought clouds hang heavy
above
and on the heads of the trees
that stand like lanky children in assembly
the sun spreads its end–of-day grace;
and so you will remember, perhaps
oh end of day and sun and trees
and the pensive air that envelopes all this evening -
you will remember, perhaps -
to conspire forth such an evening
the last hours of my days
if you will remember, perhaps
above
and on the heads of the trees
that stand like lanky children in assembly
the sun spreads its end–of-day grace;
and so you will remember, perhaps
oh end of day and sun and trees
and the pensive air that envelopes all this evening -
you will remember, perhaps -
to conspire forth such an evening
the last hours of my days
if you will remember, perhaps
companion picture to this poem: "Katsushika"; shing hanga wood block print, by Takahashi SHOTEI (Hiroaki) (1871-1944)/ in this instance, the poem came first; written, loosely in the Japanese death-poem tradition...
(Australia)
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