Tuesday, June 11, 2013

"Love. Leaf. Light." (for John Perlman)



"Tu non se’ in terra"
                          (Dante)


John says the vision narrowed to curtain slits,
                                                               in a city of the sun,
  made the sage and the rose scent one, &

poet who coincides with Leaf and Light  "telically" strung
  once wrote a sun- or plant- or sage-Love:--
                                                                    a Trilogy!

Appearing to John were even a room lone as a world & poet
                                                                on the Village streets,
  -- every situation never good with him --

  swept once into the heart, age-old and without quietude and
                                                                   a pilgrim's peace
                                                                     

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Read this again this morning...remembered Frank Samperi on Charles St. His presence still living.

John Perlman

john perlman said...

Read this again this morning. Rembering Frank Samperi on Charles St. His presence still living.

Conrad DiDiodato said...

Thank you, John

It's nice to hear from you. Writing the literary biography of Frank was the best thing I've ever done: my tribute to Frank and the daughter who keeps his works alive