|
THE POINT OF AN ARROW
[a pointed pierce, a piercing point, or a Peircian pointer]
a poem by Zachar Laskewicz
1.
When in legend its form is a magic quill,
drawn and fired on the grace of Cupido's will;
to relieve passion unrequited,
the one who's thus blighted,
gets helplessly trapped in love's thrill!
2.
But in real life it has truly a contrasting aim -
while hunting for deer and similar game;
its pierce causes no joy,
when it's used to destroy,
all the animals it must kill, wound or maim...
3.
Peirce's index, an arrow academic that's symbolic,
fills a function neither mythic nor chronic;
it serves thus no ill,
when its point doesn't kill;
drawing our gaze towards something iconic.*
*The point here's clearly one that's ironic.
By Zachar Laskewicz
1 March 2013
Ghent (Belgium)
1301-ARR
THE POINT OF AN ARROW (Poem by Zachàr Laskewicz)
Send mail to zachar@nachtschimmen.eu with questions or comments about this website.
Last modified: 16 May 2013
LIST OF POEMS :
