1995
Snails and Time
March 1995


“Snails and Time,” New Era, Mar. 1995, 51

Snails and Time

They say, “time flies,”

But it doesn’t really.

When I’m waiting for you,

It crawls.

Like a snail,

Making his way through

the tall grass,

Each blade an obstacle,

Seeming to halt its progress.

I want to climb into the clock

And jump on the hands

to hasten you forward.

Birds and planes fly,

But snails and time

Crawl.