By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
EASTER ISLAND
At midnight
a door in darkness opens
light is dispensed –
from one candle to another
carried through streets
starved by the austerity of shadows
In squares around the island
mounds of wood
collected by children
are ignited
Effigies
from the Greek underworld
are cloaked as Christ’s betrayer
burned in bonfires
Faces forgotten by night
flicker in the yellow yoke of flames
Dawn scatters heaven’s broken shell
the people of Cyprus
give thanks to resurrected sun
Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes was born and raised in San Diego, California. He attended Herbert Hoover High School and went on to study Religion and Theology at the University of San Diego. His book Intimate Geography, published by Ragged Sky Press, won the 2012 San Diego Book Award for Poetry. Ish, as he is known, has also written lyrics for German musicians Andrea Hörkens and Thomas Roderburg (Tender Art).
Latest posts by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (see all)
- Word’s Out | Geo-Poetic Spaces - December 14, 2018
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