Whose Master Is Sawicki

There … 
It was
dark. England, 
set down,  and stretched out 
for miles, 
and days 
without end
Far afield her quondam spirit,
But forever sprawling
Beneath 

Discouraging clouds 
with unbroken tears 
that washed out …
cricket games 
and pigeon stool, 
bleeding into drinking …

Watered-down whiskey 
from pubs 
following the concrete pavements
Victorian structures, 
and verdant meadows
that sleep …
to the lullabies
of Jackdaws and humming engines 

I often wonder, 
how one can speak 
without both lips in motion;
Are they half ventriloquists? 
I need no retort;
I’m just playing George on this one

When Auntie returned …,
from London, with her brain
swimming in high tide,
they were quick to blame
the clock,
but Manchester is the author
of this charlatan

The tale is that
those who trust
Big Ben for time
Will in fact misplace their minds
How true a case is he?
Old England will agree
he is special
Rum will whisper tall stories,
same with Cognac and Vodka,
but aren’t there days
when we are restrained

What is Sawicki,
but a train, blowing wet whistle?
How straight can one walk
with neurons bathing in ethanol?
In days past, dictionaries were scarfed-up;
men were …
Men were quick  and questioning  
Where is evolution; 
like monkeys we mimic?

John Fletcher
I know, and C. Marlowe
Much of William Blake and Carew
I recalled Arnold, 
the Brownings, and Dowson,
So much for Killigrew,
old Abercrombie, Crowley,
and young Liam Wilkinson
Who in God’s name is Sawicki,
Whose “master” is he?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 12/18/2011 8:07:00 AM
What a fascinating tale to delve into! Full of strange imagery that takes the mind on a wonderful trip. I can tell you poured yourself into this and it sure was worthwhile for the reader.
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Date: 9/21/2011 6:08:00 AM
excellent write, love the imagery, a lot of work and research has gone into this. i like it
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