Still Time

By John Blase | January 28, 2013 |

The relatives said do you want it?

Asking a writer if he wants a Mont Blanc Meisterstück

is like asking God if he so loves the world.

For years now I have sisyphused each day with

my dead father-in-law’s pen above my heart.

Those mired in the relative world no doubt view it pagan

but I think carrying this black precious resin causes

the sum total of sadness in this life to be a little less

than it would have been otherwise, I really do.

Totems like this anchor us, make us less boring, and

challenge us to commit truly great acts of love while there’s still time.

Ken Ross on January 28, 2013 at 1:58 pm

John, you always amaze me – you capture the heart with unexpected and stunning life – you create such beauty.

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- thebeautifuldue on January 28, 2013 at 3:22 pm
  
  Thanks for stopping by, Ken.
  
consolationofmirth on January 28, 2013 at 2:29 pm

Wonderful. I agree whole-heartedly. Mine is a well worn and lived in Waterman Charleston. It makes me feel less boring.

- thebeautifuldue on January 28, 2013 at 3:23 pm
  
  Heather, less boring is always good, always. Have a wonderful day!
  
wynnegraceappears on January 28, 2013 at 6:58 pm

You pen beauty, and capture the tender, fragile on a page. Always.

- thebeautifuldue on January 28, 2013 at 8:44 pm
  
  Elizabeth, thank you very much for your words.
  
  - wynnegraceappears on January 28, 2013 at 10:53 pm
    
    🙂 my pleasure..thank YOU for your poetic voice.
    
Diana Trautwein on January 29, 2013 at 1:37 am

Breathing in as I come here. Always leave refreshed. Thank you. (I was given a Waterman when I retired – but my fingers don’t work round a pen anymore. Thankfully, they do work on this keyboard.)