Thomas A. Clark

Thomas A. Clark’s collection That Which Appears came out in April from Carcanet.

Poem: ‘The Restoration’

Thomas A. Clark, 26 September 2024

isolated standsof woodlandare connected

larch and juniperwild service treesmall leaved lime

separate momentsof alertness becomemore plentiful

rivers runfreely throughalder and willow

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aspen leaves on mosslight sprinkled over mossstripped spruce conesa water vole runsout over lily padslichens hang from light

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riparian trees repairdegraded river banksslow the water flowcool and filter waterhazel...

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