I like the thinking in this Andrew, but was prepared for end rhymes by
the first 2 stanzas, not followed through....
Doug
On 11-Feb-09, at 9:37 PM, andrew burke wrote:
> After lunch I throw
> the eggshell away.
>
> In my pensive mood
> I think of it as everyday
>
> as the falling away
> layers of living flesh
>
> as we go about,
> walking, thinking, writing.
>
> As to the egg, I have
> little knowledge to
>
> respond philosophically.
> Instead, I brush my teeth,
>
> this habit of a lifetime
> a kind of shell itself.
>
>
> --
> Andrew
> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>
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