Poetry by Jonathan Steffen

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Like regrets drifting through consciousness,
They glide through the streets of our cities,
Untouchably themselves,
Silently intent on their purpose,
Counting eternities with each corner they turn.

Wound

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Take a butcher’s red by Goya
And an arctic blue by El Greco.
Gently fold in an agonised beige by Grunewald

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St. Francis in the Slaughter-House

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He left his sparrows waiting at the door
And entered like a draught, his bare feet treading

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Thank you to Heffers Bookshop

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A big thank-you to Heffers Bookshop in Cambridge for hosting “An Evening with Jonathan Steffen” on December 4th 2014.

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