1
in copper light
Wells Cathedral
is a palace
made of iron
at noon
a bell clangs
dispersing
a cloud of birds
2
rounding the corner
the cathedral
becomes unreal
contours sharpen
verticals warp
a dog’s bark
scuffs the silence
3
during winter
the building
takes on the properties
of ice
4
he photographs the cloister
that evening
looking at his work
he can’t see history or ghosts
so he fixes the picture
5
the minotaur
in this labyrinth
is invisible
ethereal
it gorges
on muttered words
mumbled songs
6
please remove your hat
elsewhere in the cathedral
a baby’s screaming
its head off
fear Christ in His meekness
7
the nave of Wells Cathedral
never looks
like this
the photos you took
were humdrum
washed out
and people kept getting
in the way
8
stand back
look around
a green
a cathedral
an observer
a camera
alchemy of light
and lenses
9
later
in a dark room
a dream remembered
a memory dreamt
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