A Poem for 1967

POEM FOR 1967

At first
it was easy -
too easy
Laziness crept in
ineptitude gradually gave way to inaptitude
At last
the crunch came
A crack appeared
in the structure
It held
for a time
but the flesh wasn't strong
and the spirit
had lost its will
The whole structure collapsed in a heap
the fragments scattered wide
But yet
it never
finally
died

GERALD ENGLAND

Composed: Ackworth, 1st February 1968

Publications

1974 Poets & Poetry (UK)
1975 AT THE YEAR ENDING (Colchester, Poetry Press)
1998 LIMBO TIME (Hyde, New Hope International)