BLURRED NOSTALGIA 2008-06-16

BLURRED NOSTALGIA


Yells in hell
I heard
And bells in church.

Strange sounds in the blue mosque
While Sophia came
Near me, wet with sweat.

Bulbous orthodox onions.

Spiky spires of old,
Cathedrals in river fog
Or mystery mist of gauze
Like lace on wounds, tainted with blood
Of wars long gone, with guns and grenades.

London, Istanbul, Leningrad or Saint Petersburg.

A travel log of visions in my mind
A path of broken bricks, red tiles, grey concrete
White railway station restrooms
Urinals, waiting for a train;
Or empty piers on some frozen inland sea
Waiting for a wild blizzard,
Colours fading,
White out.


Pascal Legrand

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