Tuesday, August 06, 2019

Featured Poet: Astrid Grahn-Farley

Astrid Grahn-Farley
My name is Astrid Grahn-Farley, I am 15 years old and I go to school in Uppsala, Sweden, but live with my dad in Boston during as much of the year as possible. He is an American from Jamaica and my mom is a Swede from Korea. I am from Boston and went to St. Columbkille until moving to Sweden with my mom. I write poetry in English and Swedish, and a little in French. I like to rhyme and to write in form.



The Poet and the Pious

First a paradise came falling to land in the lap of Eve
When she lay beneath the canopy among which sparrows weave
So came the tale you all must know from Natalia to Nieve
Of how her pretty arbor fell and the whole world now must grieve

Then to partake in mild delight came little sister Lilith
When she ran with armfuls of the fruit, and vanished into myth
So passed the tale you all must know from Emeline to Edith
Of gardens and of ardent stars that never reach their zenith

Last came the blow of sorrow dealt by the eldest son called Cain
When he wept into his hands and did not join the great refrain
So ends the tale you all must know from Eliza to Elaine
Of pomegranates and apple pips and things which leave a stain

Now for the time of prophets and the teachings of Elias
When he wrote the word on sacred scrolls by the sword or stylus
So goes the tale you all must know from Thomas to Tobias
Of prayer and of fable, of the poet and the pious

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