And what of privileged things
mur & frankinscense
or sandlewood -
yes, teak, ambergris
or skies of indigo blue
- I cite these gifts,
caravans offered as treasure
Christopher Wren putting
the domes of St. Paul
in place like worn spectacles
over a cherubic face.
The last gargoyle pops in sight
near Notre Dame
such cathedrals are whitened sepulchre
stones in "stately
pleasure domes
decreed".
I see the Taj Mahal
where Mahatma Gandhi might have trod.
The utterance of a tulip
in every parable Christ talked;
rosebuds gleaming milk
on the breath of lilacs
their shields of lilies
shone where Solomon walked.
Song of Songs is none other
than the poet's heart,
water across stones.
a warm sun working double shifts
as a pitchfork stacking memories
on a summer's day
shooing aside leaves of the Cecropia tree;
old Walt resting on a bench
mumbling his prayers.
Leaves Of The Cecropia Tree
Paul Cameron Brown
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Poem topics: breath, heart, song, summer, sun, tree, water, pleasure, blue, place, milk, face, gandhi, treasure, warm, poet, Valentine's Day, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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