Somehow the rest of the day
Fleeted like our fragile thoughts.
The preoccupied crustacean
Washed upon the shore,
Thanks to the high tide,
A swirl of earthly obsessions.
An old woman awoke early
In the morning to water her bonsai.
Who is that at the front door?
Who could it possibly be?
Was it the childbearing of symmetry
From a timid chamber?
Does a poet create poetry or does poetry create a poet?
Read and decide for me.
Originally written 4/10/11
Revised 10/18/14
(c) 2014 Brandon Antonio Smith
Oct 18, 2014
Oct 18, 2014 at 5:59 PM UTC
Somehow the rest of the day
Fleeted like our fragile thoughts.
The preoccupied crustacean
Washed upon the shore,
Thanks to the high tide,
A swirl of earthly obsessions.
An old woman awoke early
In the morning to water her bonsai.
Who is that at the front door?
Who could it possibly be?
Was it the childbearing of symmetry
From a timid chamber?
Does a poet create poetry or does poetry create a poet?
Read and decide for me.
Originally written 4/10/11
Revised 10/18/14
(c) 2014 Brandon Antonio Smith
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