Monday, March 4, 2013

Before I Close My Eyes

I set out last night,
Seeking a poet's odd prize,
The words I think, half-conscious
Before I close my eyes.
They are senseless and priceless,
Apparently unrecoverable,
Dreamily irredeemable,
Forever unpreserved.
They, like our grandfathers,
Have the misfortune of being born at the wrong time.

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