Of Angels, Heroes, Monks, Montreal and Other Poems (c) Bruce Tibbits
Allegorical Angels
"How many angels can fit on the end of a pin?"
Issac Disraeli after an idea of Thomas Aquinas
With the telescopic poet's eye
Just look up at the dome
Of the Library of Congress
To see the allegorical angels.
"The birds of God" is how Alighieri described the
Major angels, as poet Nathaniel Tarn tells us in
His "Lyric for the Bride of God."
Angels from France, England, Spain, Rome, Greece,
Germany, Italy, Judea and Egypt surround
America with their light of truth and
The heavenly angelic godliness.
HERO
This child will share in the life of the gods
and he will see and be seen in the company of heroes...
Ecologue IV by Virgil
The only time I was ever called a hero
Was after I knocked on Mrs. Bianco's
Door for help. It was my older brother's accident
His bike slammed into her mailbox on Beaumont
Coming down that great big hill,Alta Vista Drive.
When he was knocked unconscious...but my
Reaction was only automatic. About seven years
Later, at David Bianco's funeral, my mother
Carried a note of thanks to her...
Because Mrs. Bianco's son...
Had been a best-friend and a gentleman.