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 has authored two volumes of poems —
In the Lilac Hour and Pastoral Suite — in 2020 and 2022, respectively. A third volume —
A Bountiful Silence & Other Poems — will be published this
year. Since the publication of his first book, John has been thrice
nominated for the Pushcart Prize, twice nominated for the Best of the
Net and, in 2023, he received a Grantchester Award. His
work has appeared in such literary journals as Acumen, Delmarva, Grey Sparrow, Hyacinth Review, Moria, River Heron, Sky Island and the
Valparaiso Review.
