A companion to THE WORD OF SINNA LUVVA blog. An Outlet for new poems, drafts of poems and even rediscovered or reworked ones! For more poetry by Malcolm Evison see the Related Sites listing.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

IN CAMERA - The Dutschke Premise

IN CAMERA
(The Dutschke Premise)

The roving camera
hides its head
but speaks its mind
in camera -

exposing future threats
a kind
of esoteric time
exposure.

The faceless voices
sing their song
of freedom -

ignoring the Amen.





Malcolm Evison
15 January 1971


written as my response to the secret hearings
leading to the expulsion of Rudi Dutschke a student
at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, who had earlier 
survived an assassination attempt in his home country.
Poem originally published 22 January 1971 in 'Tribune'.

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

REBECCA JAYNE

   

                            REBECCA JAYNE
(2 yrs of age)

Observing the precarious
existence
of household plants

swiftly followed by
the sideways glance
at buttered scones –

aroused by appetites
of taste and touch and sight –

she reaches out to clutch
the flower, trembling
with anticipation of the feel

or knowledge of restraining hands.

Seeking adulation
with every tentative step –
the pleasure of each stretch

a fleeting reminiscence
of the unencumbered state
of birthday grace.



                       Malcolm Evison

another poem on a similar theme 'MIMI'
can be found on my Archive Mined poetry blog