Theophany in the backyard

Inspired by, but much less than Pounds Sestina: Altaforte

“Watch her”, the nuff-nuff tries to up me, from out the Age of Plastic, cover over my arches, but I fight, I fight for dear Life

The Plastic Age without an identity, shapes what it moulds around, tears down Reality, covers over dear Life

When the green armies rise, beware, rip up the ground from our feet, marching armies resplendent holding Life

The green knight with her Love, she rises, her lean muscle, her armour and shining yellow helmet, she fights the sounds

The poisonous arrows, hollow green hypocrisy. The bird heralds, watching, waiting, planning, placing themselves

In the air. Watch the armies, all fighting, beating a drum on the concrete, or flying, covered now in plastic, waiting to rot, decay

Rise up, Life and her blue Queen, Earth-incarnation-woman. Theophany: climbing battle out of Berwick, I and her,

Chasing Life, her, life’s mystery: what is the meaning, of being human, woman, lesbian; living? What is Life’s meaning?