This Zinc Roof
This
rectangle of sea; this portion
Of ripple; this conductor of midday heat;
This that the cat steps delicately on;
Of ripple; this conductor of midday heat;
This that the cat steps delicately on;
This that
the poor of the world look up to
On humid nights, as if it were a crumpled
Heaven they could be lifted into.
On humid nights, as if it were a crumpled
Heaven they could be lifted into.
God’s
mansion is made of many-coloured zinc,
Like a balmyard I once went to, Peace
And Love written across its breadth.
Like a balmyard I once went to, Peace
And Love written across its breadth.
