mantra reviewSpring 2018The Silence of the Druids after Charles Ives. . . and always a breathing in hills meeting waters and mothers crying songs, always a breathing in babies bringing clovers and trees meeting skies . . . . . . and always a breathing in hills meeting (And the Question whispers from the fireside, shouts from the glen) clovers and trees meeting skies . . . . . . and always a breathing in hills meeting [Creator, I hope &] crying songs, always (And the Question whispers from the fireside, shouts from the glen) always a breathing [Big Freeze, I fear &] mothers crying songs, always a breathing (And the Question whispers from the fireside, shouts from the glen) breathing in hills meeting [You can pray w/ eyes open! &] breathing in babies bringing clovers and trees meeting skies . . . (And the Question whispers from the fireside, shouts from the glen) songs, always [Get Along! &] babies bringing clovers (And the Question whispers from the fireside, shouts from the glen) waters and [Equivocation! &] songs, (And the Question whispers from the fireside, shouts from the glen) . . . and always a [NON SEQUITUR! &!] meeting waters and mothers crying songs, always a breathing in babies bringing clovers (And the Question Colin Webb is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Recent and forthcoming publications of his poetry can be found in The Northern Virginia Review, Garfield Lake Review, Forage Poetry, Cha, Mad Swirl, The Northridge Review, and others.
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