Antiquity

time unrelenting
personal passage
minutes movements
marked

Calendars...

pretty pictures
numbers of precision
pristine white pages
visual reminders...

Clocks...

ticking away measured lifetimes
bated, dated, bar-coded
scissors move to cut the threads...

About This Poem

Last Few Words: This poem is written for the book I am in the process of writing, titled: Mirror/rorriM under the name of C.M. Mattison.

Review Request Direction: What did you think of my title?
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
How does this theme appeal to you?
How was the beginning/ending of the poem?

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Northwestern Wisconsin USA, USA

Favorite Poets: Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Carlos Castaneda, Jim Morrison, the whole of Neopoet and many more.

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Comments

Bonitaj

13 years 11 months ago

Well done Cat!

There's such a level of maturity and professionalism displayed here, that it is difficult to espouse each and every good point! The layout, the development of the theme of time and our human need to attempt to hold onto it, "contain" it, by whatever artificial means possible. Strikingly good piece, finished with a resounding metaphorical climax!
Splendid!
Boni