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The Wilmingtonian Poetry Journal Poems Inspired by Wilmington, Delaware written by Donata Lewandowski Guerra B.A. Swarthmore College 2004-01-18 7:18 PM THE WILMINGTONIAN JOURNAL" PLEIN AIR:CITY RESERVOIR AND URSULINE SCHOOL" Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) |
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The Wilmington, Delaware City Reservoir along Franklin Street has adjoined the collegial Gothic architectural complex that is Ursuline Academy -- High School, convent, and Junior School -- for a little less than a century. My other websites feature photographs and postcards of the Reservoir, but none can capture the beauty one sees while actually standing and taking in the vista, and this Petrarchan sonnet is an attempt to recreate that effect. PLEIN AIR: CITY RESERVOIR AND URSULINE SCHOOL (copyright 2004 Donata Lewandowski Guerra, do not reproduce without permission) Cupped inside a low-rising gradient, Secured with fence, bordered by gray stone wall, The City Reservoir guards drink for all Strolling past the mutual abutment Of Ursuline School and water allotment. Under Romanesque arch at evenfall Step out from the porte-cochere. Recall A glimpse of dark lapping, and contentment. On days when shards of sun had pierced our eyes, London blue, the aqueous aggregation Would not cede self-contained serenity, And we, dismissing pain, suppressing cries, Framed the pool with massed Gothic formation In a gallery of eternity. |
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