would professor eliot approve (i ponder)

four minutes

and i'm out the door

time enough for putting thoughts to words (i query)

where is the thoughtful pause

the scan of the bookshelf for the apt reference

what would han shan say, or my ghost

no, no time

no time to say hello goodbye

seven and a quarter says the hatter

mad as hell

while mary says try not to get worried

no, no time at all

not even for a last line 

~

addendum:

had i time for a last line, or time for more

it might go something like this:

come my ghost

my hand reaches out for yours

i want to walk

in the park, stroll with you, holding hands

do the simplest of things

admire the birds that flit from branch to branch

admire the passing clouds

stop, turn to face the sun, feel the sun on our faces

turn to each other

look into each other's eyes, kiss, walk on

and though we do these fine things every day

i find your intangibility difficult

so i reach out

~

i might say something like that

then sigh a little sigh and go on