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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Happy Birthday, Brian, and thank you for giving us this poem. Once upon a time, when I crossed the middle, I sometimes thought I was lost and unnerved about moving forward, but then our daughter was born shortly before the Christmas that followed, and I discovered a whole new world full of heart and gladness that I'd never known before. Thanks for reminding me of that time.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Brian, in your poem, I see you living on an energetic spiral of Time. Always expanding and growing, trying to control what deep down you know can only be experienced and savored. The wonder of it is what makes life so strange and beautiful. What a wild ride we are on as humans! I hope you'll be very kind to yourself and savor this new era. Like all the stanzas that have come before, this is such an essential part of your life's Poem.

Middle, equidistant from everything,

everything expands

and when walls walk

how can I measure a middle

how can I claim to command

a center where I stand the whole story.

Happy Birthday to you, Brian.

May this new year of Life be your most satisfying and creative year ever!

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