Wednesday, December 17, 2008

More from Oedipus

Sorrows in a legion,
Sorrows none can cipher.
No shaft of wit or weapon
For a people stricken.
Shriveled soil and shrinking
Wombs in childbirth shrieking.
Soul after soul like fire
Beats, beats upward, soaring
To the god of the setting sun.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful poem. The words flow like a waterfall...