BRICK Poem by Geert van Istendael

BRICK

Rating: 4.0


He has the angles of a bricklayer's hand.
He gains the symmetry of honeycombs
when finding a connection with his peers.
Level. Pointed. He breathes holes,
vault and arch enlighten his insight.

He'll take on anything, he struts it all. Dutch street,
Roman sewer, from Babylon to Gothic,
he is the callus of cities. Sometimes a thermal.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Julia Luber 20 March 2019

I like exploring the builders' world through examination of hands and the styles being endemic to poetry.

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Susan Williams 19 March 2019

What an imagination you have! This is not a topic commonly chosen! ! ! But you took this topic places- -excellent word choice. 10++++++++++++++++

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