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A Sample Poem from Surfing the Seconds
This poem is called The Show, and it's from my book Surfing the Seconds.
I hope you are doing well! :)
-Vincent
The Show
How do you manage your juggling,
the club of work
that shadows the club of vacation?
Do you toss the club of family life
high enough so your hands
get a solid grip on the narrow end of time with friends?
Where do you place the environment,
as it circles in an uncertain azure sky,
when you also have to catch the club of consumption?
Is the balancing act just an illusion,
quick movements meant to blur
the true numbers in your show?
Was the club of love long ago discarded
because it made you bend or twist
in ways unwanted?
Isn't that death I see hidden behind the stage curtain, out of sight of the audience who watch and practice with pins and balls?
And most importantly, at the show's end,
are all the tricks and secrets revealed,
including the reason behind the often dropped club: life?
(c) 2014 by Vincent Lowry
I hope you are doing well! :)
-Vincent
The Show
How do you manage your juggling,
the club of work
that shadows the club of vacation?
Do you toss the club of family life
high enough so your hands
get a solid grip on the narrow end of time with friends?
Where do you place the environment,
as it circles in an uncertain azure sky,
when you also have to catch the club of consumption?
Is the balancing act just an illusion,
quick movements meant to blur
the true numbers in your show?
Was the club of love long ago discarded
because it made you bend or twist
in ways unwanted?
Isn't that death I see hidden behind the stage curtain, out of sight of the audience who watch and practice with pins and balls?
And most importantly, at the show's end,
are all the tricks and secrets revealed,
including the reason behind the often dropped club: life?
(c) 2014 by Vincent Lowry
