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James G. Piatt




Unfulfilled Hours


The emotional distance

from here to there is

insurmountable,

it is hidden inside

twisted time,

and cycloidal hours.


Elderly people age

in silence

alongside their forgotten

visions, and

inside the invisible emptiness,

of their forgotten memories.


Dreams appear as images

in sepia tintypes,

located in old faded

picture albums

in forgotten attics.


I sit among the ebbing hours,

of lost time,

remembering my youth, and

my heart feels the emptiness

of unfulfilled hours.



About the Author: James G. Piatt, an octogenarian, retired professor, poet, and novelist, lives in Santa Ynez, California, with his wife Sandy, and an Aussie dog named Scout. He has published five collections of poetry, The Silent Pond, Ancient Rhythms, LIGHT, Solace Between the Lines, and Serenity, over 1830 poems, five novels, and forty short fiction stories in hundreds of national and international literary publications. He was nominated twice for the Best of Net award, and four times for a Pushcart award. He earned his doctorate from BYU, and his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University, SLO.


 

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