Time’s Nest
Time passed through town
And stole all the babies.
Left behind
Awkward boys with cracking voices
And girls who sulk
Amid torn stuffed animals
And tiny dresses.
Time stole the strength
Of fishermen who once pulled in
Full nets of salmon,
And curved the backs of the women
Who stayed home to garden
Leaving old people
Bent like branches
Under the snow.
Time climbs into every house
And keeps [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Night Hours’
Posted in Night Hours, poetry, tagged Night Hours, poetry on November 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Posted in Night Hours, spirituality, tagged Night Hours, spirituality on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Blog for November 11th
Death comes on an ordinary day, and rips a big hole in our lives. It happens to all of us eventually. We answer the phone, we look out the window, and there it is just receding out of sight, leaving a big empty space that used to belong to someone we love. [...]
Posted in Night Hours, tagged Night Hours on November 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Journal entry for November 5th
It does not seem like I sleep any more. I wake up around one in the morning and watch the numbers change on the clock. The hours scarcely move at night and yet the years are racing past. I lie there thinking about how fragile this sweet life is, and how [...]
