Ric Carfagna


from Symphony No. 11 (the inner recesses)


16.

Theories of eschatology

of shadows

of walls

of stains on the pavement

illumined by candlelight

of voices

behind a iron veil

of the significance

of distance

of clouds

of visceral architecture

housing a depth

of flesh and breath

further isolated

from a celestial deity’s

     latent embrace

and this…

in the atmosphere

of a cathedral

holding evening

as it enters in

alcove windows

as voices return

to prayer

to interpret

this theory

as it appears

isolated

in a mirror

distorted

along a splintering

line of singular sight





Ric Carfagna was born and educated in Boston Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous collections of poetry, most recently: Symphonies Nos. 5, & 9 published by White Sky Books-
https://archive.org/details/SymphonyNo.5_175
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He lives in rural central Massachusetts with his wife, cellist Mary Carfagna and daughters, Emilia and Aria.
 
 
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