Video Poem: The Drunken Soldier

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Poem: The Drunken Soldier

THE DRUNKEN SOLDIER
The drunken soldier broke down
the wrong door
Inside was a circle of saints
lifted off the ground
To the sound of gunfire
a really supernal yellow light
shone round them
His jaw dropped
and his heart stopped
In the dark of the room
he saw his place
At the cost of so much blood
so little decency
The saints admitted him
to their convocation
The rest of [...]

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Poem: Lake on a Hill

LAKE ON A HILL
Is a lake on a hill closer to God than a
lake on a plain with its
bright reflective waters?
Is the dial on the watch of a saint
closer to true time than the
dials of the rest of us?
Is the night longer or shorter for
one who believes or one who disbelieves
that at the farthest end [...]

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Poem: Ladders

LADDERS
for John Heron
Some ladders go up some ladders
go down
It’s true! Of course all ladders intrinsically
go both ways
both up and down
though we prop one up to climb out of
somewhere or
put one down [...]

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