Timeless
written by: Joan McNerney
They announced it over radio and
there was a bulletin on television.
We must turn our clocks back.
An essential duty for all good citizens.
So many were talking about this
“standard time”. I listened carefully.
Everyone exclaimed we would be
rewarded by an extra hour to our day.
I could hardly sleep with all that
excitement. Wow an extra hour!
What wonderment. ..how much poetry
I could collect and how many fancy adverbs!
The next day weariness besieged me.
That noon I felt heavy of heart.
Did I lose an hour? Taking out my calculator,
it became clear two hours were missing.
Where did they go? Did somebody steal them?
Please return my time immediately or else!
Joan McNerney has been the recipient of three scholarships. She has recited her work at the National Arts Club, New York City, State University of New York, Oneonta, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio and the University of Houston, Texas. Published worldwide in over thirty five countries, her work has appeared in literary publications too numerous to mention. Four Best of the Net nominations have been awarded to her. The Muse in Miniature, Love Poems for Michael and At Work are available on Amazon. A new release entitled Light & Shadow explores the recent historic COVID pandemic.
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