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CLOCKS short poem in Genghis Lotus Poetry Collection, a selection of poems free to read online. Webmaster for this site is poet Hugh Cook, born in Britain, educated in New Zealand, and the author of, amongst other works, the fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness.
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Sitting in my hospital bed I can hear the hissing scalpels of the clocks, Appetites steaming, Itching for incision. Time is the great vivisector, Actual, potential, unavoidable. But I will outlast at least this hourglass. Fingers crossed. |
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May be photocopied for classroom use |
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