R.S.Thomas
R.S.Thomas
r.s.thomas


Tuesday, December 24, 2002  

Sea Christmas

This is the wrong Christmas
in the right place: mistletoe
water there is no kissing
under; the soused holly

of the wrack, and birds coming
to the bird-table with
no red on their breast. All
night it has snowed

foam on the splintering
beaches, but the dawn-
wind carries it away, load
after load, and look,

the sand at the year's
solstice is young flesh
on a green crib, product
of an immacukate conception.
1979

posted by thomas | 7:53 PM
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