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Like oil

Sound rolls forward
as a rogue wave,
hear war-chants
dusted off, their meter
steeped in the old way,

new purpose flows forth
like oil over all
crenelations
that stand in opposition.

Author Andrew MackayPosted on August 28, 2014August 28, 2014Categories PoetryTags castle, photography, poem, poetry, verse, warLeave a comment on Like oil

For the not yet dead

Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, B.C. Photo by Andrew Mackay
Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria, B.C.
Photo by Andrew Mackay

The man who builds
immense walls may
protect himself
all manner of
harm, the shadows’ tide
breaks upon stone seawalls
immense, eternal

every castle
a seat of
temporal might
a tomb, also
for the not yet
dead.

Author Andrew MackayPosted on August 25, 2014Categories Images, PoetryTags castle, craigdarroch, death, photography, poem, poetry, verse, victoriaLeave a comment on For the not yet dead

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