‘Bombshell bearing on a Fell near Caldbeck’ by Stephen Paul Wren For Sarah At unexpected times,an unexpected lookplays in my plane of view. It is an engraving,a fracture that risesfrom your other rare gems.The precious stones of God.I see natural fieldslaud your beauty, and grades of your intelligence.But, what strikes me by chanceis a look, rich in tone,that harbours new facets.Its lights show your childlikejoy, open heart, and loss.Like a scar that reminds,your new bearing halts me.A vaulted reminderto love and protect you.As a pallid wind blows,I gape. Why do clear-cutdiscernments sometimes dull? Meet the Poet! Stephen Paul Wren is a chemistry academic. His books ‘Formulations’ (co-written with Dr Miranda Lynn Barnes) and ‘A Celestial Crown of Sonnets‘ (co-written with Dr Sam Illingworth) were published by Small Press and Penteract Press respectively. Stephen’s poetry has appeared in places such as 14 magazine and Tears in the Fence. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by fragmentedvoices A small, independent press based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and Prague, the Czech Republic View all posts by fragmentedvoices