an – ni – ver – sar – y
has 5 syllables
like 5 ticks
on the mantle clock
an – ni – ver – sar – y
has 5 syllables
like 5 ticks
on the mantle clock
which my wife gave me
after twenty-two years
of married life
tranquillity
has four sounds
like after the storm
when the wind has stopped
and the river
turns to glass
I like words
that march across the page
in – comp – re – hens – i – bil – it – y
( a charge sometimes directed
at my poetry)
the living room clock
begins to chime
so I will end this
on a beat of
clo – sure