02 February 2007

st. brigid

The First

The first man who whistled
thought he had a wren in his mouth.
He went around all day
with his lips puckered,
afraid to swallow.

-Wendell Berry, 1980


for A Bloggers (Silent) Poetry Reading with thanks to Anna.

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