Middledom

Poems

Herman de Jong

Poems

The original six, republished poems

The rest will be revealed in good time

Sunday Morning

sit still! how could i have sat still
when all the colours of the rainbow
quite unexpectedly began to
wiggle through the church?

. . .
November

The road between Orangeville and Listowel
stretched ahead of me, endlessly. A fine drizzle obscured

. . .
A Good Friday

Good Friday morning. I climbed
the spiraling, creaking stairs
to the organ loft,
young and inexperienced,
I needed to practice
for the evening service.

. . .
Prison of Depression

I cannot pray, my Lord, I cannot pray… I locked the door to you and cannot find the key to open it.

. . .
Johan

last night who pops up in my head? johan
slender little johan i wish we had grown up together

. . .
Birds

birds are endlessly busy in their unlimited sky theirs is a bit of the Kingdom no limits
no subdivisions no wind strong enough
to catch their wings in a downward spiral

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