Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The Life Review

Encountered on the trail:
A grey enenra pall,
A glinting Hilti nail,
A pug, the dog du jour;
And all the children quail
At tympanic pumpkins.

These images assail
My mind and yet withal
Enprehension detail—
Quicksilver the allure
Of each before they pale
And the last block begins.