Reed

life as
a flight from birth
to death? no.
take birth
and death 
as givens, as 
constants, not as
origin and destination.
instead,

life as a reed
bending to breeze and
eddy in shallow current.
life as slender
moment.  life as 
curve adapting, life as
hollow waiting to be filled,
life rooted in one place,
topping in another.

it’s no journey, really,
if there’s no way to understand
what was before and 
what will come after.

About Tony Brown

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown

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