by William Marr
Winter Andante
In order to warm the eyes
white snow gently embraces
the naked trees and the fields
Distant mountains tremble softly
herds of deer with thickened hide
move slowly
in the vast empty woods
In the evening wind
the toll of a bell
quietly lights up the twinkling stars
adorning the sky
a solemn cathedral
Temple
Only after its wooden roof has rotted
and collapsed
allowing the marble pillars to emerge
and prop up the sky
is the temple complete
Meteor
throw a shiny stone
at the dark universe
millions of light years later
someone might hear
a clang
when it touches bottom
Breath
A puff of air
from your sweet sigh
must have caused this breeze
that entices the flowers
to release their fragrance
and sends a shudder
through the leaves
and me
Editor’s Note on Winter Andante & Other Poems:
Winter Andante & Other Poems is not the first set of poems that Eastlit have published by William Marr.
- Five Poems by William Marr were published in Eastlit August 2013. The poems were: Homecoming, At Lo Wu Stn, Bian Zhong, On the Towpath, The Great Wall.
- William Marr Poetry a collection of five more poems was published in Eastlit February 2014. The poems were: An After Dinner Immortal, Thinking of You on the Train, Snowflight, The Little Bird and City Windows.
- Yellow River & Other Poems featured in Eastlit June 2014.
- Time Difference & Other Poems appeared in Eastlit December 2014.
