I
Do you hear –
without; within –
the seagull calling?
II
Where else but on
the etchless stone,
‘breast Cabot’s cobbled corner,
would course my thoughts?
Without; within – gull calling.
III
Avon, Iteru
(Frome ignored!):
rivers that, cities, built.
The Theban peak – red-mount;
the glacial gorge.
IV
Do you see –
within; without –
the Aten falling?
william altoft 