A Tyburn Tree in Diebus Nostris 

A Tyburn Tree in Diebus Nostris 

This summer seems to be a Tyburn Tree
Everything upright connects to crossing beams
Whose angles cancel every aspiration
In a suspension of time, of thought, of hope

 This summer seems to be a Tyburn Tree
Everything horizontal paused in place
Resting upon the uprights locked in theirs
In a suspension of all purposes

 This summer seems to be a Tyburn Tree
Where our uncertainties together hang

Original Poetry