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# Grains of Sand
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/grains-of-sand/
- Published: 2022-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: As memories flood in, the clock stands still. The second hand is helpless. The deluge sweeps all that's in its path. The evening's chill seeps into every bone, there's no refuge. His wife, that first shy smile, and...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Sonnet, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

As memories flood in, the clock stands still.  
The second hand is helpless. The deluge  
sweeps all that's in its path. The evening's chill  
seeps into every bone, there's no refuge.  
His wife, that first shy smile, and then a laugh!  
"A boy! Yes, it's a boy! I'm calling Mom!"  
The hospital so helpful, and its staff  
so sensitive... No matter, he is numb.  
Was it all worth it, ups and downs of note?  
His children here, their children matter most...  
"Say something..." But the words die in his throat.  
A sob escapes, the wailing of a ghost.  
He is no longer here. His form remains.  
The hourglass relents. Sand falls in grains.