03-20-2018, 12:03 AM
edit2;
High Choice
Two men ride bareback high above
a level polder, working manfully
to fix a windmill-generator.
Blades run wild, stripped gears
ignite old lubricants---black smoke,
a flaming halo traps the pair.
They hug, as men will in extremis.
Then one leaps for fear of burning
and one burns for fear of falling.
Grace.
Thanks to all critics, particularly @Richard. Baby steps: intrigued by the idea of placing s3 first, perhaps changing current s1-2 to past tense. Have always had doubts about "Grace," but continue to mull removing it.
High Choice
Two men ride bareback high above
a level polder, working manfully
to fix a windmill-generator.
Blades run wild, stripped gears
ignite old lubricants---black smoke,
a flaming halo traps the pair.
They hug, as men will in extremis.
Then one leaps for fear of burning
and one burns for fear of falling.
Grace.
Thanks to all critics, particularly @Richard. Baby steps: intrigued by the idea of placing s3 first, perhaps changing current s1-2 to past tense. Have always had doubts about "Grace," but continue to mull removing it.
Non-practicing atheist