Monday, January 15, 2018

Blithe Valentine

Whatever the planets know
Of our arrival on this earth
There’s clearly a family resemblance
 
However circumstantial or anecdotal
The pleasure of the retrograde
The pain of going direct
 
We maintain a mercurial attitude
Even toward our own evolution
Our marriages and children

And taking what they offer
These cousins and uncles
Whose lives encourage us
 
With the burning out of their own
To go on even if blithely
Until nothing is known

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