The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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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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Brian’s collected pieces, volume by volume.
The Choir
...singing in layered harmonies.
The poet grins
as he falls asleep
to a chorus of coyotes,
then awakens to silence,
the moon now low.
The poet nods
because she knows
dawn is inevitable,
when all waking voices
sing soft and low.
The poets and the coyotes,
the moon and the breeze,
form a choir called life,
known for its crescendos,
beloved for its resting beats.