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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Lake Superior

My mystic Muse...

The seagulls are screaming,
but I really don’t mind.
Their noises cannot disturb
the peace of this Great Lake.

The water must be frigid
because the breeze is cool,
too cool for me to sustain
the boiling blood
I bring to this shore.

I feel the chill
like a chastening.
The crystal water taunts me
with a granite clarity,
clearly comprehending time
from a glacial perspective.

Maybe what sounds to me
like a screeching argument
is simply a conversation
that’s been going on
since long before I arrived.

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