On Leaves and Flowers and Trees
By Father Ralph Wright and OSB
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Fr. Ralph Wright, who is a poet of great distinction, pens works that reflect his knowledge of and respect for the masters. His images are both beautiful and startling; his metaphors perceptive, his use of rhyme natural.
His expertise lies in the unity of word and idea that is the essence of poetry. On Leaves and Flowers and Trees is one of eight books of verse by Fr. Ralph. The poetry of On Leaves and Flowers and Trees is never obscure but nevertheless demands that we return, again and again, to delight in and savor both words and subtle meanings.
On Leaves and Flowers and Trees offers a soothing escape from the pressures and turmoil of every day life.
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On Leaves and Flowers and Trees - Father Ralph Wright
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A YOUNG WILLOW FOUNTAIN OF ICE
a young willow fountain of ice
this morning after Matins
against a rose January sky —
a masterpiece of curves in crystal
of haunting mauve beauty
blending the essentially gentle
giving receiving
circle of compassion
with the stark straight brittle
(shortest distance between two points)
battle line of fragile ultimata —
the Yes or No intransigence,
and transience,
of ice
angry impatience at the evil
in every heart except our own
that leaves a residue of empty boots
protruding from the enfolding snow
ABOVE MY BED
above my bed
hang three paintings
of mountain flowers
in yellow and red
with dark green leaves
reflected
in the glass
that frames them
are the trees
outside the window
dark branches
untouched by dawn light
way back
behind the trees
the sky is blue
behind the mountains
and the sun
crawls
down the mountainside
devouring like lava
the remnants of the night
AFRICAN VIOLET
kept by every kind of shade
from seeing
face to face
your golden Maker,
dreaming of being
back in the permanent gloom
of Jungle Giants,
you peer from regal purple
like the moon at midnight
and reach
—on tiptoe—
out for the kiss of sunlight
AS LIGHT WITHDRAWS
Over the snow
ripples of gold
touched with amber
flow into long
blue-grey shadows
a few sparrows
peck scattered sunflower seeds
against the night