Christian Ward is a 29 year old London-based poet. His work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, Welter and is
forthcoming in Ezra. He is currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London and
hopes to release his first collection of poetry in the near future.
forthcoming in Ezra. He is currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London and
hopes to release his first collection of poetry in the near future.
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| Cows Christian Ward |
Theirs is a life
of innocent nostalgia,
watching clouds pass
like targets on a fairground
shooting gallery. Grass
rarely changes, the rain
still tastes of yesterday.
People, too, remain in stasis.
Faces change but one quality
always remains: How we long
to swap our complicated lives
for one of simplicity.
Our voices drain in dreams,
how we hope they return innocent
as milk.
of innocent nostalgia,
watching clouds pass
like targets on a fairground
shooting gallery. Grass
rarely changes, the rain
still tastes of yesterday.
People, too, remain in stasis.
Faces change but one quality
always remains: How we long
to swap our complicated lives
for one of simplicity.
Our voices drain in dreams,
how we hope they return innocent
as milk.
| The Honey Land Review Fall 2009 Volume 2, Issue 1 |
