Poems
by Duane Ackerson
Indicators
It's a slow day.
The stone skimmed across the
lake
leaves circles that won't go away.
It's rained a little earlier,
and the puddles have kept their crowns.
The sun stops overhead
and pauses long enough
that you can feel your shadow
nibbling at your feet.
Daylight Savings Time
Do the clocks hoard all this
lost sunshine,
release it in bursts
six months later?
Are these time banks
the banks of a river
or just something wiping a metallic taste
from its mouth?
Ask the hourglasses
lapping at the deserts
where time is stored.
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