Potential Antiques
On sized paper,
iron gall ink and green paint
burn through brittle books.
Within this library, I imagine
all manuscripts have man-made halos
over their gatherings of angels.
In the old days, women carved cherubs,
whole, in their belly bumps,
an archive, bound safe from red rot.
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in rot we rust.
bound safe from red rot
an archive
of carved cherubs…
this is more than a potential
antique
arresting poem
This is so well painted I can smell it.
Wow !
I Can hear it too.
Thanks for this.
In the old days, women carved cherubs,
whole, in their belly bumps,
an archive, bound safe from red rot.
I can’t decide if this would be painful or joyful.
But I like the repeating sounds.
Intriguing & powerful.
An interesting library!