Saturday, 11 July 2026

#2385 -- bear witness

 



 

2385

7.192

12.vii.26

bear witness

fatality at the Glenbrook Tunnel

ekphrastic for Arthur Streeton’s 1891 ‘fire’s on’

 

Hall of a Mountain

death’s at the place we carry it from

 

no king for these ants

 

whether on horseback or in argument

stone is an arbitrary instance

 

death’s at the place we carry it from

timber won’t ever hold up for long

 

death will always be there

 

sky within a tree’s reach

our smoke to point this blue

 

the eye goes up and up and up

 

is there shame or guilt or solace?

 

not one of these faces is shown 



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