The Limits of Organization

The Limits of Organization

Mad archivist gloating over
The cross-referenced,
Indexed catalog:
Colored balloons
From every place and time,
Each containing a
Sigh of a beautiful woman,
A laugh of a long-lost child,
Or maybe the hard-bitten curse
Of a Roman Legionary.

June 29, 2007
Betsy Mckenzie