john holt : Writing

the stone door

the stone door

A Poem by john holt


In sword-war,when the moonshines upon slick fields,the clank of bladeson stone fleckfrom granine walls,and the siege fails... At the stone grounds,whe..
coastal

coastal

A Poem by john holt


Iwalk through scentlesssterile trees,void of pollen in the still air-- This land is vast within its borders, was a sea once in prehistoria, shell-..
inside the city at at nightfall

inside the city at at nightfall

A Poem by john holt


We are watching the waters flowing in the greening gutters, along the city walls, themiles of brickwork atsunset. Thestreetsarelittered withsoi..
dimentions

dimentions

A Poem by john holt


Illusion of wind, grayness, painfull crackling haze, none other than mist, blurred fog, vapors-- what were men before ships, how came them cr..
passing comments

passing comments

A Poem by john holt


"....speaks of dreams as though they really happened." "within me swimall things in theseven seas...." "...then ten thousand glass spheresco..
sleep

sleep

A Poem by john holt


Every night's beginning is the impossiblity of theend, and then thesun rises. Dreams took me, seaswere crossed, passages made. "Beware."A red..
a fortress

a fortress

A Poem by john holt


the sound of autos splitting the air above the dryest stone: it is not hard to pretend that they are waves of the sea instead. to go to where..
the glade is silent

the glade is silent

A Poem by john holt


Clouds moving past a prehistoric sun, the glade is silent, separate fromthecrickets' lonely chatter. Wild spearmint is growingnearby in shots o..
the sedge-meadow

the sedge-meadow

A Poem by john holt


the sedge-meadow is silent all morning, its snakesare silent as they pass through theblue-green blades. varigated and drawn, it ishard to te..
dream myth

dream myth

A Poem by john holt


and i ran out of the temple, and as i ran, a voice came to my ears, the voice of a woman, and when i turned to see from whence it came, my eyes we..

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