Oct 2012
one chunk at a time
he knelt
grabbing each stone
casting it into the barrow
sometimes counting
sometimes not
all to clear his field
for the planting
for tomorrow’s time
while the stones
behind him
silent in the rusted tray
measured other worlds
other time
he knelt
grabbing each stone
casting it into the barrow
sometimes counting
sometimes not
all to clear his field
for the planting
for tomorrow’s time
while the stones
behind him
silent in the rusted tray
measured other worlds
other time
Someone in Denmark told me it was Geology Day--this two minute work is what popped out. Last year, I introduced the "10 Word Poem" here and the form was embraced by many. More than 1000 had been written and added to the collection before the reconfiguration of HP's website. I am now thinking of offering a new form, one in which the writer is constrained by only one parameter: it must be written in two minutes. More on this soon...
