Time’s Dominion

by Carole Mertz

When ancient

buildings crumble,

we cringe.

We want to hold forever

the delights of The Rose

Windows of Chartres.

What if l’Arc de Triomphe

tumbles and Lady Liberty

withers green?

Hagia Sophia,

minaret-laden, no longer

shines.

Shall we not convene

to plan a better

use of Now?

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"Time’s Dominion," first appeared in Voices on the Wind.

Carole Mertz critiques poetry and prose for various journals, including Eclectica, Mom Egg Review, World Literature Today, and South 85 Journal. Her recent poems are at Eclectica, The Ekphrastic Review, Muddy River Poetry Review, Prairie Light Review, Quill & Parchment, Writing in a Woman’s Voice, Kind of a Hurricane Press, and Voices de la Luna. Currently ekphrastic poetry takes center place at her writing desk.