Interior Courtyard, Old Vigan Church

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Luisa A. Igloria

What vines peeled back
from the portico

What marriage of metal
on the rusted lamp post

What figures courting
sainthood in the shadows

What water pools
as verdigris in the font

What chorus of habits
hidden in the rafters

What panel pressed
into the flower of wood

What roots revive
beneath the ruins

What sediment of bones
falls on the grass as rain

—Luisa A. Igloria
02 21 2013

In response to Via Negativa: Digger.

About Luisa A. Igloria

Poet Luisa A. Igloria (website) is the author of Juan Luna’s Revolver (2009 Ernest Sandeen Prize, University of Notre Dame Press), Trill & Mordent (WordTech Editions, 2005) and 8 other books. When she isn’t writing, reading, or teaching, she cooks with her family, hand-binds books, listens to tango music, and keeps her radar tuned for cool lizard sightings.
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2 Responses to Interior Courtyard, Old Vigan Church

  1. Erica Goss says:
    February 22, 2013 at 12:33 am

    I especially like the last two lines. Shiver!

  2. marly youmans says:
    February 23, 2013 at 8:57 am

    Courting, habits… You are clever, Ms. Luisa! I immediately went and looked up the history of the church in its various incarnations.

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