at its upper limit
the mountain pansy
viola lutea
rooted in uncertainty
is blue and yellow
briefly
to remember it
is to visit it
again in thought
to lean
closer in
briefly
glamour stands scrutiny
the world is sonorous
spacious and chromatic
fragrant, formidable
responding to the touch
Yellow & Blue
Thomas A Clark
Carcanet Press 2014
£9.95 available from
www.carcanet.co.uk
Cover Photograph
Buttercups & Harebells by Laurie Clark
