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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MENDER OF CLOCKS, by MARGARET E. BRUNER First Line: I think that in his youth he must have known Last Line: Age vanishes -- his spirit soars with time. Subject(s): Clocks; Time | |||
I think that in his youth he must have known The disappointment of a thwarted plan; And now that he has all but passed life's span, The dream returns -- perhaps had never flown. For after years of toiling he has grown Too frail to tend the farm; a hired man Works in his stead; he muses, seems to scan A distant sphere like one who walks alone. And so he takes to mending broken clocks, Both large and small. Not any, it would seem Is too far gone; even those that knew hard knocks Grow strong and rhythmic as a living theme, And as he listens to their buoyant chime, Age vanishes -- his spirit soars with time. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND A DOG'S VIGIL by MARGARET E. BRUNER |
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