The Poetry Kit
HOME POETRY KIT COURSES SUBMISSIONS CITN NEWSLETTER BOOKSHOP BLOG
POETRY IN THE PLAGUE YEAR
Poems written during the Coronavirus Outbreak 2020
How to submit - Back to Contents
Peter Thabit Jones Swansea, Wales, UK
Peter Thabit Jones has
authored fourteen books and participated in festivals and
conferences in USA and the UK. An annual writer-in-residence in
California, his dramas have premiered in USA and UK and his opera
libretti have premiered in Europe.
Poem completed 19th May 2020
THE GIRL WHO LOVED FIRE Did your eyes see the
scorched-black grass Before you struck the torching
match? You were the girl who loved
fire, Desired flames in childhood
games. You climbed the hill of
school-break green, So keen to spread a silent
scream Of clouds of smoke,
red-feathered waves, And see the sky choke on your
work. The thrill of its rage,
spilling down, Unkempt, untamed, totally free To scold and tar-scald summer
fields Way above the grey-coloured
town. Did you love the art of your
act, The canvas of Van Gogh madness Burning away at your boredom And singeing the flush of
moments? Did you love the blushing
rush, the heat Like a breath direct from the
sun, That warmed you like touches
of guilt, Unmasking your innocent face?
|