07 September 2009

The Lesson

Look up a
meaning
for life

in a diction-
ary. Words fill
pages, but

understanding is
in life, not
arranging lines

from life
to death. We
learn that a

meaning
for life
involves

end of life
in order,
to appreciate.

Swim. Swim
against the current,
our bodies

tire and
slump. Death
defines life.


Prompted by Robert Creeley's "The Language".

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