Canticle of Summer
Rent from DeepDyve- Canticle of Summer
O furnacebless the blast
eneagon weldbeyondyour angles
& staves ofrib cagebless the lungs
& the blood& the red bless
the yellowyou become
Face bless this sun& all the raysof its relation
rays bless your reach& ground blessthe street
palm bless the kiss& the easesome haveto please [End Page 116]
Blow bless the breeze& fear blessthe wind
that bends& liftsthe trees
branchesbless the sap& sap bless
the greenthat burnsfrom blastto floating ash
O grief blessthe hours rakingnow into the past [End Page 117]
Elizabeth Savage is professor of English at Fairmont State University and poetry editor for Kestrel: A Journal of Literature & Art. She is author of Idylliad (2015) and Grammar (2012), both from Furniture Press. Dancing Girl Press has just published a new chapbook, Parallax.
