Quixote.
Windswept quester,
Defector from certainty,
Wishing to be absolved
Of a stuttering resolve,
Imbued now with a fervour
Akin to a renewal of will,
Detecting the susurrus
Of an aphorism to be,
Or some relentless motif
That will stand sentinel
At every turn
Of this curious carnival
To be traversed,
Before every incongruity
Melts into the stranglehold
Of perpetuity, and
The swan sighs, just
Before it sings...
Holden Moncrieff
Fri 17th Jan 2025 17:40
Thank you so much, Rolph, for your very careful consideration and thoughtful analysis of the poem. It's very gracious of you and your kind words mean a lot! 😊