BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
At Gran’s house, there was
A grandfather clock
That chimed each quarter
And frightened the fuck
Out of you. That’s what
Time does, boy, it chips
Pieces off your life
Without you knowing,
Granddad said, sitting
By the coal fire,
Rolling his self made
Cigarette between
His aged fingers.
You stared at the clock,
The big hands seeming
Not to move, the tick
Tock ticking softly
On behind the scenes.
Granddad licked the white
Paper, put the thin
Cigarette between
His lips and lit up.
Gran pulled a face like
She’d sucked lemons: don’t
Come moaning to me
When you’re coughing up
Your lungs at three in
The morning, she said.
You looked from Gran to
Granddad watching the
Smoke rise in upward
Expanding rings, like
Small planets in a
Fragile universe.
Listen out for the
Chimes, boy, don’t let them
Catch you out again.
Gran walked away with
Her soft tut-tutting.
Outside the falling
Of black heavy rain.
A grandfather clock
That chimed each quarter
And frightened the fuck
Out of you. That’s what
Time does, boy, it chips
Pieces off your life
Without you knowing,
Granddad said, sitting
By the coal fire,
Rolling his self made
Cigarette between
His aged fingers.
You stared at the clock,
The big hands seeming
Not to move, the tick
Tock ticking softly
On behind the scenes.
Granddad licked the white
Paper, put the thin
Cigarette between
His lips and lit up.
Gran pulled a face like
She’d sucked lemons: don’t
Come moaning to me
When you’re coughing up
Your lungs at three in
The morning, she said.
You looked from Gran to
Granddad watching the
Smoke rise in upward
Expanding rings, like
Small planets in a
Fragile universe.
Listen out for the
Chimes, boy, don’t let them
Catch you out again.
Gran walked away with
Her soft tut-tutting.
Outside the falling
Of black heavy rain.
Re: BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
It's been a busy week...so to come back for a bit and enjoy this is a blessing...even if it reminds me of the chimes (Grandfather's grandfather clock comes to mind). Thank you.
"Every genuinely religious person is a heretic, and therefore a revolutionary" -- GBShaw
Re: BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
Thank you, Joel.
Re: BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
dadio -- Another fine effort. Think about the line "without you knowing it." I don't think it fits with chimes that frighten the fuck out of you. Obviously your call.
Re: BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
the strongest mentol
black tobacco in threads, little white papers
-totally concentrated-
leather skin in incendiary spirit
sometimes, just oblivion
black tobacco in threads, little white papers
-totally concentrated-
leather skin in incendiary spirit
sometimes, just oblivion
Re: BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
Thank you, hollweg & Arcadia.
Re: BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
there reaches a time for many old-timers when smoking is the least of their problems, as they reflect on the harshness life can bring, when time is measured in fifteen minute segments that are a constant reminder that the hourglass is running out.....nicely imaged from the child's point of view....
If you do not change your direction
you may end up where you are heading
you may end up where you are heading
Re: BLACK HEAVY RAIN. (STRONG LANGUAGE)
thank you, Saw.
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