Nicholas Damion Alexander’s most recent poem to appear here was “Fairy Tale” (March 2018).
Inside
By Nicholas Damion Alexander
By Nicholas Damion Alexander
Inside a leaf, there’s a star,
Inside a star the reflection
Of leaves glittering silver droplets of rain.
Inside the snail’s shell a world
Of mystery unfolded, a mystery
Of esoteric secrets unlocked.
Inside the lizard’s trombone, the battle
Cry of victories established
Upon the war grounds of history.
Inside a pebble, the pain
Of generations dead, dying
And still unborn to a world of suffering.
Inside the mist, the purity
Of nature floating over nature,
Unpolluted by the smoke of cities.
Inside the lizard’s trombone. Love it.