A Poetry Sporadical of Repeating Forms
A Poetry Sporadical of Repeating Forms
It’s too late now to whine about the state
of things. Of course the kitchen tap will leak
if you don’t replace the washers. Time will grate
on matter like a bastard file. The state
of things isn’t steady. The drip in the attic won’t wait
until you turn the last page of War and Peace.
Next week’s too late. Don’t whine about the state
of things. Of course the kitchen tap still leaks.
Sherry Chandler is the author of Weaving a New Eden. She has had financial support from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Chandler’s work appears in many magazines and anthologies, most recently in Calyx, The Cortland Review, The Louisville Review, Passager, and Kestrel.