I like the way it reaches that ending, Sharon, but I was somewhat put
off by the 2nd stanza, which could I think lose the "There is's. or
even disappear completely?
Doug
On 5-Sep-07, at 5:38 PM, andrew burke wrote:
> Nothing is real. But the dog chases it anyway. Great li'l poem Sharon.
> Andrew
>
> On 06/09/07, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Nice piece, Sharon. I like many aspects of this work. "How can there
>> be
>> nothing?" occupies a good place. Sheila
>>
>> On 9/5/07, sharon brogan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> The dog whimpers in her sleep.
>>> She chases something I can't see.
>>>
>>> There is a hole in the universe.
>>> There is nothing there.
>>>
>>> We are much more complex
>>> than previously believed.
>>>
>>> Smoke from the Dog Creek Fire
>>> seals this valley grey.
>>>
>>> How can there be nothing?
>>> There is a hole in my life.
>>>
>>> My dog chases it in her sleep.
>>> She whimpers, her feet twitch.
>>>
>>> Her chromosomes swirl into
>>> something new, something
>>>
>>> doglike, and precious.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> ~ SB | http://www.sbpoet.com | =^..^=
>>>
>>
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>
> --
> Andrew
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