ADDING ANOTHER AND- a poem [Sat, 3-10-18]

CHRIST IN WINTER: Reflections on Faith & Life for the Years of Winter..

It is seven thirty-seven

On the clock

And I am restless

I have been up since six

And that is past my usual

Rising time of five

Or sometimes as early

As four

And now I am bored

And restless

I want to be outside

But it is cold out there

And raining the rain

Of the slightly damned

And lightly damp

And no book beckons

Each has its proper

Time of day

But those times are

Not now

And the coffee is gone

Except for a trip

To the bathroom, and that’s

The same old same old

If I only had a line

To add another

and…

JRMcF

johnrobertmcfarland@gmail.com

Let’s remember to set our clocks ahead one hour tonight.