from It’s Time

Frank Sherlock

The bird

called tomorrow

extends into

infinite presence

Its beak peeks

in & out of

an open cage

appearing to

be large &

too small

We have already

flown w/o

knowing what

it was called

About This Poem

“A few years ago I was involved in an accident that impacted my memory in troubling yet interesting ways. It’s Time is a project that explores the subjectivity of time, memory, and the wider social implications of how the momentary is perceived.”

—Frank Sherlock

Frank Sherlock is the author of Space Between These Lines Not Dedicated (Ixnay Press, 2014.) He is the Poet Laureate of Philadelphia.

Most Recent Book by Sherlock

Space Between These Lines Not Dedicated

(Ixnay Press, 2014)

"Let Birds" by Linda Gregg

"Birds Appearing in a Dream" by Michael Collier

"Time" by Chris Martin

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October 22, 2014