Frank Corcoran

from Frank Corcoran A THOUSAND TERRIBLE SONNETS


Grave and gravestone planning , oh what fun !

Chisel , hammer , peperino stone ,

” He sought the right note ” , ” an no´ta ceart ” .

Even the seeking , is that too , not art ?



Peperino stone´s quite friendly , fights

” The goodly fight ” ( And here St. Paul was right …. ) .

The chisel chips a jolly script in stone .

It dares to say my pilgrim´s prayer is one



With all our proud taunting of friend , Time ,

( The chisel´s wiggle , faint heart , Mozart´s lime ….

Memento mori , clay and humus , slime …. )



The tombstone chiseller ´s dancing with The Leveller ,

No place here for mourner , any sniveller .

Each cut word is precious for the traveller .