The
Snail Market
Amedeo
Dellago
In
the harsh land of rims
edges and fractures
buy
one snail
softly
continuously passing
over the hidden blade
couldn't you notice
the snail's gentle smile
it's like an old man's hat
when not thinking of death
You may choose the snail
carefully
or you may pick the one above
it's the same effort
and leisure
once in a lifetime
buy
one snail
buy
***
Amedeo
Dellago is a mathematician and high school teacher in Deva,
Romania, Eastern Europe. He is a resident of Hunedoara, Romania.
He was first published in The Batyspheric Review, Fall
2005. He was also featured in Poetry Canada, Winter 2006.
©
Amedeo Dellago