THE WHEELS GRIND SLOWLY
The gynko leaf has been crushed underfoot
where the people walk. All living things
will be crushed and squeezed by time.
The gynko leaf has been crushed underfoot
where the people walk. All living things
will be crushed and squeezed by time.
The green juices will trickle down
from one decade to the next,
from one generation to the other.
As steel grinds into steel where the wheels meet the track,the timetable is set,
the screeching will not stop until
electrons cease to spin in orbits
around the nucleus of matter.
You skip lightly, you flit through
the days of August and so you may.
But the shadow of great wheels
turning is cast over us. The wheels
will grind exceedingly small.
Posted by larrykeegan at December 14, 2003 11:24 PM