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lost time
by Mary Frances Spencercan you
find it?
i seem to have misplaced
hours weeks
some years
long gone
a blur
like the car keys
sunglasses
that really important number
on a really small scrap
i thought i
put it away
in a safe spot
where i could
find it
when i
needed it
most
only to find
myself face to
this face
in the mirror
the ages roll forward
especially in
that bathroom light
and i must
find the now
and quickly
before i drop
another month
in the sink...
11/04/2007 Posted on 11/05/2007
Copyright © 2024 Mary Frances Spencer
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 11/05/07 at 06:47 AM Both funny and wise. I love the ending, one cannot go away from this without a smile, mixed with a sense of necessity. Elegantly, succinctly put. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 09/13/10 at 02:57 PM WOW, I just got back from Jackson Hole and find this on the list of top ten for the week. A great write lady. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 09/14/10 at 04:47 AM Congrats on POTD! Love it. |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 09/15/10 at 08:47 PM Fun poem Mar...CharMin |
| Posted by Steve Baba on 09/18/10 at 12:51 AM Great poem! Congrats on POTD! |
| Posted by Paul Lastovica on 09/18/10 at 03:06 PM Even the cockroch is a better time-keeper than we. |
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