May 22, 2021

 

GLUMP!

 

The sound of a drop of water
into a half-empty barrel: glump.
 
Interesting sound – so it didn’t
bother me at first as much as envy.
 
Talk about half-empty: my soul.
Too much what aging has siphoned.
 
Too much seeing what I’m missing.
Too much hearing empty glump.

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021