Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 11 February 2009 @ 6:58 AM
Blog Promise
As the first janitor is arriving,
the first CEO tightening his tie,
the first cook tying her apron —
I will be here writing, getting
a jump on the blog day, setting
up my stall of jpegs and words,
unfurling my awning of songs
and thoughts to see us through
another day of joy and sorrow.
Think of Me
Think of me as I yearn to surf 300 blogs daily.
Think of me as you go about your art and work,
as you turn your eyes to clocks and fine pastries.
See me in my attic room with my coffee and candle,
hunched over my golden guitar, fingers pressed to
strings and frets to spin some melodies and words
to make us both smile or laugh or cry — or all three.
Think of me in afternoons when planes go humming
towards dying stars as you are heading homeward —
I’ll be the leaves rushing past you in a tune of green.
Timeline
The Big Bang.
Earth cools.
A Roman slave
breaks a new
crystal glass.
I write this,
which a girl
2000 years
from now
may read.
(Or not.)
