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.