Claire
2 July, 2003
Author: Ben Laney
On her mantle
Sits a clock
It's as silent
As a rock
The hands are frozen
At twelve-o-eight
Claire knows
The hour is late
Claire has cats
Inside the house
All too fat
To catch a mouse
>From under tables
And under chairs
Cat eyes
Are watching Claire
Claire once
Was a postal clerk
Now Claire's
Too old to work
And no mail came
For Claire today
Not from near
Or far away
And Claire is not
So happy these days
All the friends who were there
Have slowly slipped away
Claire sits by the window
At that old piano
That she never plays
And Claire is not
So happy these days
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Comments on this poem/writing:
| Arami (205.188.208.105) -- Monday, July 7 2003, 08:22 pm i like this poem you did a great job ben laney! |
| bench (192.168.0.35) -- Thursday, July 10 2003, 05:58 am So who's claire in your life? I know who she is in mine. great poem! |
| Ben (67.123.244.245) -- Thursday, July 10 2003, 07:29 pm Claire lives in the hills near me. I helped her around her house with some things she's too old to do, painting, carpentry and such. She had one real love in her life, and for Claire one was enough. Thank you very much for your comments. I do apreciate them a lot! |
| Leah06 (12.232.5.189) -- Tuesday, July 15 2003, 11:13 pm Nice poem my friend! |
| Ben Laney (65.148.233.202) -- Saturday, July 31 2004, 07:24 pm Thank you, Leah06, for your kind words on this writing. I do want you to know I very much appreciate your taking the time. Sorry I took so long..I get a little behind sometimes. Thanks again! Koondo Moondo De Goondo, Love & Whirled Peas, Ben |
| Ben Laney (68.127.169.72) -- Tuesday, August 17 2004, 05:02 pm Arami, thank you for your encouraging words on Claire, I really do appreciate it. I am very glad you like it. Mundo Gundo! Best Regards, Ben |
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