In honor of the time change...A POEM!

[rabid1st]

Not many of you know this...but I am a published poet. Not as in, I won a contest or paid for the Big Book O'Poetry or printed my own little chapbook. But as in, I sent my poem to a magazine and demanded money and indeed they gave me money and printed my poem.* Here's a lesser (read as not very good) example of my work:


Temporal Displacement

I am moving to Indianapolis
where time is a constant
and a.m or p.m.
7:00 is 7:00
by special dispensation
(from the Pope or whomever).

I don't like this changing of hours,
when I get up at 6:00
(but it's actually 5:00)
to be at work by 7:00
(which the clock claims is 8:00).

By the way, this explains
why my hair is still wet
'cause at 7:00 I shower
(when I get up at 6:00
and not 5:00).

But in Indy they never
spring forward.
They most certainly never
fall back.

Which is why I am
moving to Indianapolis
(just as soon
as I find time to pack).

*I mention this because the poem TEMPORAL DISPLACEMENT is copyrighted...with abundant documentation...in my real name. Not that I think anyone normally visiting these pages cares (you all have rich lives and extraordinary talents and copyrights of your own). Nor do I imagine this poem is worth much in the way of cash (even to a starving college student). It's just as I cast the little ditty out onto the information superhighway, I want it to feel safe and protected. ;-D

Rabid/Raeann

Comments

[ladyoneill.livejournal.com]

This is excellent! Can I forward it to my mom who's from Indiana? She won't claim it or spread it on or anything. I just thought she'd get a kick out of it. :)

Yes, you may certainly forward...

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

...I hope your Mom enjoys it. I, also, hope she isn't unduly handicapped by the stationary time thing. When I composed this poem, I was doing business with a firm in Indianapolis and we were all somewhat frustrated by Daylight Savings Time.

Rae

Re: Yes, you may certainly forward...

[ladyoneill.livejournal.com]

The time thing was always a pain when we'd be visiting relatives. I think my mom was glad to get away from it even if she had to move to Kansas. *g*

Thanks for allowing me to forward it, and belated congratulations on getting published!!!

[chrisjournal.livejournal.com]

*g* A poet. I should have known! It explains why I love the way you write so much...most, though not all, of my favorite authors write poetry to one degree of seriousness or another.