Lot’s of birthdays this month, mine included. I was having a conversation with a friend who said something about getting older that prompted this poem. I am also looking at my watch. It has apparently died. Sad.
I chose the Haibun. It’s a nifty little form that combines a prose poem with a haiku. I am not super keen on how this one turned out, but I am kind of tired of working on it. A change here makes it clunky there… It is ok right now. Perhaps someday I’ll work the kinks out.
For now:
Down the Drain
Time passes more quickly each day, like water nearing the bottom of a drain, circling faster with less distance to cover, racing to the end.
The watch sits staring
its blank face not keeping time
but life continues.
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If you are looking for gift ideas… that new Apple Watch is pretty sweet… Ha! Cheers!