Grimbeau

(c) Milton’s Cottage; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

Blind Tiresias

Rhythmically swaying

Iambic rapper

Muttering incantations

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Committing morning verse

To pellucid memory

Ear cocked for milkmaids

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Waiting enthroned in turmoil

illuminated by defeat

cherished hard won republic

brief lost earthly paradise

postponed for another eternity

another enlightenment

another bright spark