Friday, March 31, 2023

"The little drum"

 The little drum

The distant drum that takes it all

The reason for the endless fall

Syncopated in the beat

The little drum is not complete

Unrhythmic in its infancy

Applying rules with stringency

As quibbles weaken wit

Devolves to sneak and snit


In that case, the drumming race

Becomes a thing of stone, not lace

Cracks appearing everywhere

The stunted pause to stop and stare

Confusion reigns in all

Leaving painful pall



I've striven so to show

The rhythm in the row

To take apart that which devolves

To rip to shreds with grim resolves

Always knowing that

'Tis not for me I bat

Nor you, as time goes on

No rhythm in this dawn

That does not make this life unworthy



Old age sucks.  I am finding acceptance an on and off again affair.  Ah, well, still waiting for our Humanity to show up.  I might try to write something uplifting next and I hope you reread this, once you've read the rhoem.

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