Literary Hourglass

There’s just a set number
of poems to write

And writing the last,
I’m done

To die but alone, 
with my words as the pall

Breathless verses
—left unsung

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Krutsinger Avatar
March 14, 2020 at 8:57 PM
We will be leaving our legacy in words. What better way?
Behm Avatar
March 14, 2020 at 9:16 PM
Amen! Thanks Caren.
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