Grains of Sand

Grains of Sand
Look here: This man痴 teeth were worn By chewing grains of sand. It was mixed with their corn, You know. They ate a lot of corn. Wouldn稚, couldn稚, live without it. According to these measurements, He was thirty-five years old. That was a long time back then. Did he sleep well? I don稚 know. But he had long fingers. Did he love his wife? Did she love him? Behold his heavy brow. With the aid of our computers, We値l know less than we do now. He looked like this, Walked like this, Sold insurance for a living. Frightened his neighbors Remembering costly avalanches And attacks by wild spiders. Got up each day and ate his corn, The bane of his existence. Walked out among the rustling leaves, Admired stalks squeaking in the sun, Wished he too were a farmer. Just last month, His daughter was gently shoved Into a smoldering volcano. Always a cheerful student, Her sacrifice was applauded By the local school board, Then another pile of books Was burned. So it goes, he said. So it goes. We gain our wisdom at a price. But don稚 his toes look nice? These bones will fetch us thousands. *May 17, 2005* Previous Entry Next Entry Return to Songs and Letters About the Author	Also by William Michaelian POETRY Winter Poems ISBN: 978-0-9796599-0-4 52 pages. Paper. 覧覧覧覧覧 Another Song I Know ISBN: 978-0-9796599-1-1 80 pages. Paper. 覧覧覧覧覧 Cosmopsis Books San Francisco Signed copies available Main Page Author痴 Note Background Notebook A Listening Thing Among the Living No Time to Cut My Hair One Hand Clapping Songs and Letters Collected Poems Early Short Stories Armenian Translations Cosmopsis Print Editions Interviews News and Reviews Highly Recommended Let痴 Eat Favorite Books & Authors Useless Information Conversation E-mail & Parting Thoughts Flippantly Answered Questions
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