The Waning Lights of Northland

[homer1950]

The Waning Lights of Northland

Wide-set eyes on every face
Feral in their resting place
White-coat pushers sow and reap
Intellect and dignity
Geriatrics standing by
Catching glimpses of the sky
Can’t remember how to fly,
So wait around instead to die.

Hi Calypist my only suggestion is to slow down the flow as to create a more dramatic reading. I know it is not commonplace anymore to do as I am suggesting, yet I feel a dramatic flare is needed for your poem.


Wide-set eyes on every face,
Feral-
in their resting place

White-coat pushers,
Sow and reap-
intellect and dignity

Geriatrics standing by,
Catching-
glimpses of the sky

Can’t remember how to fly,
So-
wait around instead to die.