Wednesday, June 19, 2024

New Century Poem

The seasons

beautifully involved, 

lovely like elevators, 

who never thought to get off

at the next stop. 

Who thought the party 

was always there.

The lamps were on.

The glasses arrange themselves 

in the green light. 

A familiar spirit 

changes into a hush 

on the hills in the evening. 

When the room darkens,

 and one can see no farther 

than the face in the window 

it is as if a century has passed.

People in the theater 

waltz out from their seats 

as the lights turn on 

and new ones waltz in.

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