It is from one time to another

what remains

we deem it timeless

(if it does remain)

or think of timing how that works.

As is usual it doesn’t.

What has worked and continues

working

all that’s needed knowing

tools wear out as we do

but that is other

not a gift of time.

Theodore Enslin lives in Milbridge. His verse has helped shape Maine’s literary landscape for decades, and is collected in ?Nine? and ?Then, and Now? published by the National Poetry Foundation in Orono. His most recent project is the CD collection ?Checks and Balances,? containing readings and discussions.