Figurine

hers
once 
mine

the hour
glass of
the sands

of time
mine
fell

from top
to heavy
bottom

hers
still
young

s l o w
l y sift
biding

time
each
glass

a decade
mine four
times turned

over
while
she is

only
twice
over with

a twist
of a wrist
meaning

half
but i
find my

three
times
turned

over
is like
a sand

storm
where
i'm more

then blinded
by her eyes
oh so youth

ful filling
sand dunes
dooming me

swallowing
following
falling

down
with the
sands of

time
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Lamoureux Avatar
September 5, 2019 at 8:20 AM
This is good, the half turned wrist is quite clever.
Connelly Avatar
September 5, 2019 at 6:11 PM
Thank you Richard.
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