March 25, 2024Tabletop Pantoum
The calendar is on the table
next to the three-hole punch.
The coffee is cold in the cup.
There is a jar holding pens.
Next to the three-hole punch
two Aztec jars are sitting.
There is a jar holding pens.
A woman is writing on a computer.
Two Aztec jars are sitting—
did the jars once hold ashes?
A woman is writing on a computer,
searching for something lost.
Did the jar hold ashes?
One jar with a coupon sticking out.
Searching for something lost,
a woman turns her gaze inward.
One jar with a coupon sticking out.
There is a magnifying glass on the table.
A woman turns her gaze inwards.
She sees a maelstrom of blank pages.
There is a magnifying glass on the table.
A little girl is at the computer.
She sees a maelstrom of blank pages.
She needs her mother’s help.
A little girl is sitting at the computer.
The table is her life raft.
She sees a maelstrom of blank pages.
There is a calendar on the table.
from #83 – Collaboration