stopped

head full of plans, lists,
schedules, to-dos, the
body can't keep pace
so I lose

the fall is off a
cliff, the face of it
unpleasant and ill-lit

nothing to put the
finger on, all horizons
seem kind, unsplit
but I hate the rocky road
at my feet

I see the white sails
far away, silent, graceful -
here on the headland
I can only look their way

lost as usual, with no
help on the trail:
I fail

One Year Round The Sun
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