Poem 069: The Space Heater
This poem is about a heater, near a patient's bed in a hospital. There are a lot of emotions of the patient portrayed in the poem.
“I wanted the doctor to turn it off
but I couldn't seem to ask, so I just
stared, but it did not budge ”
Poem 095: The Halls
A poem about a worker who left who office, he either left on his own will or got fired.
“Five more books in a box to be carried out to the car;
your office door closes behind you and at that moment
you turn invisible—not even a ghost in that hall
from the hall’s point of view.”
Poem 132: Leaving the Island
A poem about the end of summer vacation
"We roll up the rugs and strip the beds by rote,
Summer expires as it has done before.
The ferry is no simple pleasure boat"
Poem 160: Something
Poem about a person finding out that they have cancer and the shock followed by the news
“The minute the doctor says colon cancer
you hardly hear anything else.
He says other things, something
about something. Tests need to be done,
but with the symptoms and family something,
excess weight, something about smoking,
all of that together means something something
something something, his voice a dumb hum
like the sound of surf you know must be pounding,
but the glass window that has dropped down
between you allows only a muffled hiss
like something something”
Poem 039: Snow
Poem about a person lying to their brother and being questioned about it
“I pointed to a place where kids had made angels in the snow.
For some reason, I told him that a troop of angels
had been shot and dissolved when they hit the ground.”
My limerick
When the sun goes lower
The time feels slower
On a sand dune
Under the moon
He handed a flower
Labels missing. Work seems anonymous.
ReplyDeleteA limerick generally needs to be humorous, and contain a person's name and/or a place name.
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