Brief Visit Poem by Barry Middleton

Brief Visit



my visit to this planet
was ever so brief

I wish that I could stay
but time is still a thief

it's almost spring again
I see a golden leaf

I know the poet said
that Eden sank to grief

I joined the mortal tribe
I never was a chief

I thank the universe
for this is my belief

there is a tiny island
surrounded by a reef

that waits for my return
with comfort and relief

Brief Visit
Friday, August 12, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: life and death
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Written in 2015 during chemotherapy.
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