Tag: pantoum

‘Let all the bells of London sing!’ by Nick Sorensen

~ And Other Poems

  Let all the bells of London sing! St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow Across blue skies your chimes take wing From shade-filled churches far below St Clements, Stepney, Aldgate, Bow Shoreditch peals in chorus calling From shade-filled churches far below Treble down to tenor falling Shoreditch peals in chorus calling Clapper tongues in towers aspiring … Continue reading ‘Let all the bells of London sing!’ by Nick Sorensen

‘L’Esprit de l’Escalier’ by Fiona Larkin

~ And Other Poems

L'Esprit de l'Escalier I'm virtually bilingual. My adopted tongue's l'esprit de l'escalier, belated repartee. My adopted tongue's effortlessly en retard, belated repartee spins a fluent ghost. Effortlessly en retard, my next riposte's a wraith, another fluent ghost, she whispers down the hall. My next riposte's a wraith, she twirls around the newel, she whispers down … Continue reading ‘L’Esprit de l’Escalier’ by Fiona Larkin