Derek Pollard


 

The Dilemma of Integrity

 

:INSIDE

Pile
Of sheets

:LAUGHTER

Light fall
Of
Snow

:INSIDE

Smell
Of hardwood

:LAUGHTER

Door
Quietly closing

:INSIDE

Soft press
Of the tongue

:LAUGHTER

 

 

The Lovers of the Eiffel Tower

 

Eiffel’s thin lines
                Light:

           Her hand rests
His arms are:

Dappled marigolds
Ash   and

      How he looked just   then

: Steichen &
    Clara

           Lake George, 1903

You
                Shaking your voice
     The crucible trembling

Explain: How cold

                     The day

Brushing against this chair

 

         An orchard of rain

 

 

ExQ