Poetry by
Shannon L. Delsol

Slices of Life

Beloved Mullato Concubine
vying for a feast
Summer of '78
Little Leaf-Niece
Half-Brothers
califlower
Stones
sunshine
tea
Meta
Janis
Timepieces
Judih

The Vessel
tunnel vision
Inner Poverty
school boys
Rot
You Never Listen
I Swallowed a Fly

Delusions of Competence
Summers in Coos Bay
A Child Unveiled
Food for Thought
crucial missing pieces
On Turning 31

Entrepreneurs
Antonio
Be Simple
The Painter
Eau de Vie
You Have No Humor
Grandma Finally Expresses Herself
Our Halloween Costume Conflict
She Hangs Holly
 

*Home*


   Timepieces

How quaint are the codgers
who wear Time on a wrist;
or ladies with broaches that tick –

as if seconds accounted for lifetimes,
or counting made dying less quick.

Written June 15, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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