Wednesday, June 13, 2018

I heard a fly buzz


"I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – 
………………………………– and then
I could not see to see –"
                                           Emily Dickinson



There was a time when the tv picture, turned off,
Diminished to one bright spot on the screen,
Lingered awhile, then quenched.
All that action condensed into one bright spot;
I marvelled and dwelt on it and saw it out.

How magnificent that last buzz must be?
How marvellous the smallest manifestation of life!
How magnificent that last stirring of life:
She turned her head, her head;
She turned her head.

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