My world is drunk
With memory
But behind
The dank green
Of its fallen leaves
The heart always sobers
With no roof up above
And no love down below
These thoughts are but stars
To leave to their wheel
Walking onwards alone
I laugh at nothing
Eternity circles
Cleave yonder from blue
© J H Martin
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Immortal Green was first published in Rue Scribe; an online journal of small literature. The poem comes from 八詩 ; a short collection of eight poems by J H Martin, which you can read and download for free here.
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