Still Time

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The relatives said do you want it?
Asking a writer if he wants a Mont Blanc Meisterstück
is like asking God if he so loves the world.
For years now I have sisyphused each day with
my dead father-in-law’s pen above my heart.
Those mired in the relative world no doubt view it pagan
but I think carrying this black precious resin causes
the sum total of sadness in this life to be a little less
than it would have been otherwise, I really do.
Totems like this anchor us, make us less boring, and
challenge us to commit truly great acts of love while there’s still time.
 
 
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8 Responses to Still Time

  1. Ken Ross says:

    John, you always amaze me – you capture the heart with unexpected and stunning life – you create such beauty.

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  2. Wonderful. I agree whole-heartedly. Mine is a well worn and lived in Waterman Charleston. It makes me feel less boring.

  3. You pen beauty, and capture the tender, fragile on a page. Always.

  4. Breathing in as I come here. Always leave refreshed. Thank you. (I was given a Waterman when I retired – but my fingers don’t work round a pen anymore. Thankfully, they do work on this keyboard.)

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