[lit-ideas] Two dreams of an Aerospace Engineer
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 22:06:18 -0800
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Two dreams of an Aerospace Engineer
I
The snow was bending the trees down.
It was dark, but even so
The messenger was brave
And brought the package,
A curious black box, incomplete.
Behind him in her cape
Came Lethe greeting us
With smiles, passing amongst us
Her drink saying "Oh yes,
Christmas does bring happiness."
Then she took aside two,
Saying "I must let you go,
The work has lessened, you know.
You mustn't mind, think kindly of me.
You can't buy happiness this one time."
Her cape flew behind her. She withdrew
Into the night, the two made mutter,
Cursed, taking up the black box,
The instructions, loose wires,
Hunkered down to see what might be done.
II
We were in a large warm room
Partitioned with wood and glass.
A fat lady sat playing cards,
Laughing "you eat the old witch,"
Howling like at the amusement park.
She echoed over the desks
And empty chairs "who dealt this hand?"
Coffee perked awhile and was still.
The wind from an open door
Rustled papers, settling, to the floor.
Three or four came in with heads bowed
And were seated anxiously waiting
(Shuffling cards clicked),
Busily working their pens
With their heads close to each page.
A door banged closed and they froze,
Awaiting her, click-click heels
From down the aisle, cheerfully
Singing her way to the office,
Shrugging her cape off onto someone's desk.
Lawrence
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