Tuesday 21 May 2013

21. Bucket

Bucket


The well is dry today.
Even as I hang my
Bucket on a rope,
Lower for words 
And hope to scoop
Fresh thoughts
Into the pail,
The bucket arrives
With metallic clanking
Cold and Empty.

I cannot see
My reflection
In the water there.
I hold the pen
And simply stare.


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