On Not Quite Finishing Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

On Not Quite Finishing



You put down an author
with the end in sight,
like I did with Bleak House,
and he won't think you're treating him stiff;

nor will he if you put him down,
like I did with The Vivisector
and Chuzzlewit, with the finish
not just in sight, but in whiff.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: perseverance,reading
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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