His mind - tumbled lines continue

September 22, 2007 | Filed Under Poetry, Poetry Tumble 

With the exception of the first poem in this series, I am taking the last line of one poem to begin the next poem. To read them in chronological order, together as one work, please click on Poetry Tumble tab on the top bar. While you are there, read which poet’s line so enthralled me I begged to use it as my starting point. His poem, in its entirety is posted first, with his permission, of course. I add to it as the whim comes, though I would love to just write one continuous forever poem… but then there would be no time for anything else, would there.

His Mind

Who knows his mind
better than he knows his own?

Is it the wife who stood arm
in arm for thirty plus years?
the child who learned from him
both bravery and fear?
the mother who raised him
in the ways of the world?

or his own scarred heart
that warred with his mind
and won?

MeeAugraphie
09/22/07

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