Last night, I fell to dream
of Castle Combe,
its shambling mists and tawny stream,
the holy pathos of its homes.
Wind-washed clouds, the lunar gleam
of cream-colored stone.
And there, somewhere between
drowsy dusk and day, I stood alone
in fevered dream,
in Cotswold cold,
woke to air, moon-tide dimmed,
and the lulled hush of wool-
soft hymns
with all hope gone.
John Muro
A resident of Connecticut and a lover of all things chocolate, John Muro
is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and, more recently, a nominee for
the Best of the Net award. He has published two volumes of poems – In the Lilac Hour
and Pastoral Suite
– in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Both volumes were published by Antrim
House, and both are available on Amazon and elsewhere. John’s poems
have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, including Acumen, Barnstorm, Hyacinth Review, MockingHeart, Sky Island
and the Valparaiso Review.
Instagram: @johntmuro.
