Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

A single poem, met at the right moment, can change a life.

Search and read all 1,834 pieces by Brian J. Mueller — 1,675 poems, 38 prose pieces, and 121 haiku from 12 published volumes. Free to read and share.

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Become Poem

Lyrical living...

I can’t decide
whether it’s more difficult
to coax a poem out of stillness
or to cobble one together
from all the rubble of chaos.

At some mystical point
all words hint at love
with no strings attached
and no centering object,
whether they are forged in fire
or blossom slowly
like leaves in the spring.

There must be a something
before we can create anything.
And nothing is missing,
not a thought,
feeling or experience,
that does not wish
to become poem.

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