Forgotten Ground Regained
The Scribes
Lofty and literate · they leave behind
letterless kin · in their kingdom’s ranks.Cursives they write, · these clamorous scribes,pens dipped in blue: · imponderable lines,ephemeral thoughts, · fleeting suggestions,veiled definitions, · victory the point.
Copyright © Donald Mace Williams, 2023
Originally published in FORM Quarterly
Reprinted in Forgotten Ground Regained: A Journal of Alliterative Verse, New Series, Issue 2, Spring, 2024
Answer: geese