snowfall |
By: Sylvia Oldroyd |
stars detach themselves anoint our eyelids
wafers float thin upon the tongue
spread an altar-cloth laced with their crystal bones
black sharps are muted
night is shedding universes as we enter
the Grand Silence
Sylvia Oldroyd's latest collection, A Mouthful of Stars (Brimstone Press, 2008) is currently available at £5.50, via the e-mail link on this website. 'Sylvia Oldroyd: A Lyric Unity' by R.J.Hansford appears in South 27: A Poetry Magazine from the Southern Counties, April 2003. Totton: Hobbs the Printers Ltd. ISSN 0959-1133. |