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Friday, May 1, 2020

Work


WORK

Work springs from bed, time ringing,
Switches off alarm, not clock, world,
Ticking, spinning, running, rushing—
Undresses, showers, splashes—

Sun, birds, window—towels, fluffy, dry—
Dresses, belt, tie, mirror, brushes hair,
Bounds for egg, rice, coffee—
Brushes teeth, brushes hair again,

Hops in car, drives, slows down, traffic—
Rain, wipers, left, right, metronome—
Signals, turns, parks, jumps out—at last!—
Guard, elevator button, fourth floor,

Hello, good morning, sits down, breathless,
Switches on computer, types—tik, tak,
Tikkity-tak—gets up, coffee maker—almost
No one here, checks calendar—holiday.



Rain, wipers, left, right, metronome—

2 comments:

  1. This poem was originally published in Boston Poetry Magazine (September 4, 2014).

    Gonzalinho

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  2. Public domain photo

    Photo link: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/120623

    Gonzalinho

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