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.
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!