Vowels
A black, E white, I red, U green, O blue – Vowel Sounds,
Some day I shall disclose your secret parturitions;
A – bodice bristled black by shimmering flies’ ignitions
Around the noisesome evil; fizzing Legion drowned
In shadows. E – bleached tents and ashen steam’s emissions,
White kings, shivered lilies, ice-fields ironbound;
I – Tyrian blood like spat contumely that redounds
From gorgeous, mocking lips with wine-infused contritions;
U – rehearsing seas’ veridian shudders, clear, divine.
The peace in greensward specked with livestock; peace in lines
Alchemic training draws on brows that books made wise.
O – highest Clarion thronged with alien stridencies,
A silence crossed by [Thrones and Principalities]
– O that Òmega, amethyst ray of [His] Eyes!
Voyelles
A noir, E blanc, I rouge, U vert, O bleu : voyelles,
Je dirai quelque jour vos naissances latentes :
A, noir corset velu des mouches éclatantes
Qui bombinent autour des puanteurs cruelles,
Golfes d’ombre ; E, candeurs des vapeurs et des tentes,
Lances des glaciers fiers, rois blancs, frissons d’ombelles ;
I, pourpres, sang craché, rire des lèvres belles
Dans la colère ou les ivresses pénitentes ;
U, cycles, vibrements divins des mers virides,
Paix des pâtis semés d’animaux, paix des rides
Que l’alchimie imprime aux grands fronts studieux ;
O, suprême Clairon plein des strideurs étranges,
Silences traversés des [Mondes et des Anges] :
O – l’Oméga, rayon violet de [Ses] Yeux !
GUY WALKER is a French and Italian teacher who lives on the south coast of England. He blogs at https://roseatetern.blogspot.com/