Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Within Me Swells a Stone

The years are drifting by
faster and faster.
I chastise myself for not keeping pace.
But who can truly keep pace for long?

Within me swells a stone,
fixing my being more firmly
to this time and place.

Even so,
I want to join the breeze
as easily as a leaf in autumn.
I want to remember the summer
for those effortless days.
I want to know when to tighten my grip
and when to clear space
for the future.

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