A Pendulum Plays a Well Known Rhythm

Movements between a left and a right swing
A pendulum plays a well-known rhythm
Moments between the ticking and tocking

A lonely figure bracing in the storm
An empty park-bench on a quiet lawn
A pendulum plays a well-known rhythm

Like a long lost memory towards dawn
The distant baying of a hunting dog
An empty park-bench on a quiet lawn

Hearing bright laughter thru the gloomy fog
Sometimes life is spent in little spaces
The distant baying of a hunting dog

Out at large, on and on the world races
Life, long or short, fines a nominal sum
Sometimes life is spent in little spaces

Knocking at a door for heaven to come
Movements between a left and a right swing
Life, long or short, fines a nominal sum
Moments between the ticking and tocking.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Widjanarko Avatar
April 22, 2013 at 8:48 AM
This is a deep Terzanelle, and I always loved to see Terzanelle poem :) enjoyed my reading today your words are magical :) wishing you a wonderful day Mike :) hug, Yanny
A   Avatar
March 21, 2013 at 8:22 AM
Ha, I love the imagery here.. my head is moving left to right like the pendulum rods in your poem. glad I stopped by to read your poem, i like the thought of life swinging with all the time we need or have in between. always~ Linda
Lamoureux Avatar
March 21, 2013 at 8:09 AM
I really enjoyed your terzanelle. I just learned this form in the last number of months. It's nice to see someone write one his well.
Dietrich Avatar
March 2, 2013 at 11:27 PM
wow, this is really different from what I see in a terzanelle. I love how you used the swinging of the pendulum for the spaces between. Very clever and interesting idea you presented here!
Dom Avatar
March 3, 2013 at 5:20 AM
thank you Andrea:-)
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