Cup of coffee, a cigarette,
The desire to describe a day;
Over these words, I wince and fret.
A clock chimes it's infinite way
Eroding hours till all lights gray.
Day of leisure, a life well set,
A wish the clock would slow or stay;
This loss of light, I'll soon regret.
The moments quickly slip away
Into the twilights dying splay.
Time spent fishing, from age be let,
And hope that many swim this bay;
Hours levied, against chance I'll bet.
The suns grand retreat seems to say
My stellar prize has gone astray.
Cup of coffee, a cigarette,
The sadness of a wasted day;
Over words, still I wince and fret.
As clocks chime their infinite way
Eroding hours till all lights gray.
Feb 24, 2013
Feb 24, 2013 at 8:22 PM UTC
Cup of coffee, a cigarette,
The desire to describe a day;
Over these words, I wince and fret.
A clock chimes it's infinite way
Eroding hours till all lights gray.
Day of leisure, a life well set,
A wish the clock would slow or stay;
This loss of light, I'll soon regret.
The moments quickly slip away
Into the twilights dying splay.
Time spent fishing, from age be let,
And hope that many swim this bay;
Hours levied, against chance I'll bet.
The suns grand retreat seems to say
My stellar prize has gone astray.
Cup of coffee, a cigarette,
The sadness of a wasted day;
Over words, still I wince and fret.
As clocks chime their infinite way
Eroding hours till all lights gray.
I wrote this last summer while in the high Uinta mountains.
I took the trip to observe the Perseids meteor shower.
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