Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral

A Poem by Leslie Philibert
"

Der Dom zu Köln

"
The moon fallen next to the Rhein;
a black stone burnt and chipped

                        as black as the night`s eye
                        as dark as midnight`s coffee
                        as hard as the last touch
                        as strict as a monk`s hand
                        as quartz as a buried knife
                        as burnt as a warrior`s brooch

This bird gasps and loses feathers:
sick with a stomach full of stones and
a thousand years;two fingers pointing at heaven;

                        a block kneeling to water
                        a prayer caught under a hammer
                        a pale boy hanging on a wall.

All ready to launch,to be pushed into the brown flood,
over holy mud and under the ochre sky of evening.

Cold and quiet,let it take to water. 

© 2013 Leslie Philibert


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Fantastic, imagery is unique and creatively penned to great effect.

Posted 11 Years Ago


excellent use of simile , good write :)

Posted 11 Years Ago


Fantastic poem. Very unique picture your words paint. Very powerful, very stark and beautiful in it's own way.

Posted 11 Years Ago


I would like to see this image you give with my own eyes, must be a truly remarkable sight. "ochre sky'' was a description of the sky I've never heard before, and thought it to be especially vivid.

Posted 11 Years Ago


it seems like you're painting the canvas with your words.

Posted 11 Years Ago


An amazing write! I'm impressed by your creativity and immigration!

Posted 11 Years Ago


Absolutely stunning verse Leslie. Its going into my 'favourites', to savour over and over!
Bravo poet!

Posted 11 Years Ago


Dear Leslie,

There is so much desperation here. A magnificent poem. I can feel the passion.

High marks!

Best regards,

Rick

Posted 11 Years Ago


This was quite fantastic. I love the imagery and the way that you infused some really interesting wordplay, which turned the volume on this one up quite a bit. I love to read poetry where people stay out of the normal "box", but still employ poetic rules and ideas (like metaphor, similie, imagery, etc.). It seems too many people throw words out on a page and call them a poem without actually using what those before us have taught.

Anyway, my favorite sections came toward the end. The image of the gasping bird losing its' feathers was outstanding.

Posted 11 Years Ago



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Leslie Philibert
Leslie Philibert

Bavaria, Germany



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