Elizabeth Jennings Time Poems
- 1. Accepted
You are no longer young,
Nor are you very old.
There are homes where those belong.
You know you do not fit
... - 2. In Memory Of Anyone Unknown To Me
At this particular time I have no one
Particular person to grieve for, though there must
Be many, many unknown ones going to dust
Slowly, not remembered for what they have done
... - 3. One Flesh
Lying apart now, each in a separate bed,
He with a book, keeping the light on late,
She like a girl dreaming of childhood,
All men elsewhere, it is as if they wait
... - 4. Delay
The radiance of the star that leans on me
Was shining years ago. The light that now
Glitters up there my eyes may never see,
And so the time lag teases me with how
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