Over the years I’ve
noticed that life-saving things
pass on with the years.
Powerless things grab
me. Children at hopscotch, trees
asleep in winter.
I say thanks to Time
for the taste of snowflakes and
the sun’s touch in Spring.
In my case, it took
a whole life to reach zero.
Things are looking up.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Cranston RI and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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