That Squeeze Box

Freeverse

The Friday that is here today
was here yesterday, of course.
That᾽s what getting older seems to be, to do:
today was yesterday
was the day before
and before.

It᾽s my weekly washday today -
weekly, but was here yesterday,
or so it appears.
Always appears to be.
Yes, so it seems,
and seems.

Time is a concertina.
Friday was a week from Friday,
then three or four days
before those days closed in,
closed in, closer and closer.
A concertina can squeal and whine.

(21 Oct 2023)

Reviews

[W. Barrett Munn]

Odd, I just asked Chris if she felt the pull of poetry had to do with the feeling of compressed time as we age. Seems you feel it too.

Winston

[Andrew John]

Thank you, WBM. Nice to hear from you.

[Chris Shaw]

Your stanzas brought my Nan back to me, with her squeeze box. So precious. She wouldn’t let me play it as a youngster. I so much wanted to have a go. Out it came at party time for a sing a long. Thanks for reviving happy memories for me today. Have a good weekend Andrew.

Chris

[Andrew John]

Thanks, Chris. Do a concert with your concertina! Have more happy memories. Wah!