Lord Noel's Doppleganger

Whatto!....

The following poem was written by James A. Lindon 

and was first published in Dmitri Borgmann's 'Beyond Language' in 1967

Doppelgänger 

Entering the lonely house with my wife

I saw him for the first time

peering furtively from behind a bush –

Blackness that moved,

a shape amid the shadows,

a momentary glimpse of gleaming eyes

revealed in the ragged moon.

A closer look (he seemed to turn) might have

put him to flight forever –

I dared not

(for reasons that I failed to understand),

though I knew I should act at once.

I puzzled over it, hiding alone,

watching the woman as she neared the gate.

He came, and I saw him crouching

night after night.

night after night

he came, and I saw him crouching,

watching the woman as she neared the gate.

I puzzled over it, hiding alone –

Though I knew I should act at once,

for reasons that I failed to understand

I dared not

put him to flight forever.

A closer look (he seemed to turn) might have

revealed in the ragged moon

a momentary glimpse of gleaming eyes

a shape amid the shadows,

blackness that moved.

Peering furtively from behind a bush,

I saw him, for the first time

entering the lonely house with my wife

Tallyho!
& Happy Halloween!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel & Lady Jacqueline