Sunday 19 September 2010

Retrograde by Michael Carychao

Ovens, refridgerators, washers and dryers,
dishwashers, microwaves, tv's and cars,
computers, phones, stereos, remotes and speakers
buzzed, fumed and lurched,
fell and never got up.

We looked to each other and saw our ancestors
pushing sleeves over elbows,
planting feet, tilting shoulders,
thinking of seasons
and laughing at clouds.




Michael Carychao

4 comments:

Karen said...

Amen to this one.

beate eglite said...

very nice!

Querulous Squirrel said...

Beautiful. Love the contrast.

Tyler Nicolas said...

Very short and simple but still manages to make a strong point.