Watching The Wait Poem by Kim Barney
Watching The Wait
How can I watch the wait
while waiting for my watch
when I have no watch to watch
and cannot see the clock?
They told me the wait
would be twenty minutes.
Just guessing then...
it seems like ten so far.
At least I'm sitting down
in a semi-comfy chair.
Three different clocks
have struck five now.
Which one was right?
I don't see how
a place that fixes clocks
can't have them all the same.
At last! The watch is done.
Now it's too late
to watch the wait.
Now that I'm not watching the wait anymore, I guess I should start watching my weight.
04 Dec 2014
Recife, Brazil
In the picture is the very watch from the poem. I bought it here in Brazil after my other watch was broken. I'll bet your watch is not one with a palindromic name like mine. In case you can't read it on the picture, the brand name is Oso.
How is the weight watching coming? ? Do you need a larger mirror? A catchy poem. Bri :)
This poem made me smile only a true poet would find a poem in a wait for replacing of a watch battery. Well done
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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7/28/2025 7:26:11 AM # 1.0.0
Wonderful! Enjoyed the humour..