Three Psalms for Robert Lax
William Cirocco
1 Patmos the abounds sea with from cats which the Homer's virgin missing Artemis eyes agrotera turn gave toward birth his to inward Patmos sea here the the poet's holy eyes is are marked the by color a of word the deep parousia Aegean lapis 2 cats scatter on Kastelli a hawk in its haven raises its voice to sing its winged words a godly singer as Homer would say <earth tree & sky> apeiron 3 PHOS as god is the speed of light so a shift in accent transforms light into man
1
Patmos the
abounds sea
with from
cats which
the
Homer's virgin
missing Artemis
eyes agrotera
turn gave
toward birth
his to
inward Patmos
sea
here
the the
poet's holy
eyes is
are marked
the by
color a
of word
deep parousia
Aegean
lapis
cats
scatter
on
Kastelli
a
hawk
in
its
haven
raises
voice
to
sing
winged
words
godly
singer
as
Homer
would
say
<earth
tree
&
sky>
apeiron
3
PHOS
god
is
speed
of
light
so
shift
accent
transforms
into
man