[Poem]: The Life-Bit is of the Change

by Jeffrey Dale Starr

The Life-Bit is of the Change

My friend said he was comfortable
In his untilled-soil
In his stagnant pool
In his stale air
I suppose there is a measure
of comfort
Like the mesmerizing angler fish
Like the hair-stroking Venus fly trap
Like the Black Angel's soft dark wings
"Every seven years!"
says I
"Every seven years!"
Till the soil
Run the oxygenating waterfall
Rush the cleansing breeze
The life-bit is of the change
The death-bit is of eternal same.

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Jeffrey Dale Starr is a Dallas-based Expressionist oil painter who concentrates on themes of Japan, Dreams, Europe, Texas and California. His work can be found in private and public collections around the world.

http://www.jeffreydalestarr.com/