Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Ashes in the Occasional Table

The occasion stands in Fall
Beneath a standing table
Standing by the wall
No sitting is allowed here
Be this a sitting room, or none at all
The seats stand seatless, sat about the room
And spilling out into the standing hall
While we all stand at attention
Two and One and Four standing tall
Only one place stands for resting
Sat along the farthest wall
But the resting spot sits occupied
By one who cannot stand nor sit at all.