death changes my body

into a brambly nest

where songbirds

raise their chicks

 

nature’s stage singers

perform operas

of the berry bush

theater of eternal life

 

 

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Dana Brown went to Rhode Island College for Creative Writing. He has authored a chapbook of sonnets and a novella about his time in AmeriCorps. His writing has been featured in StepAway Magazine, Shoreline Literary Magazine, Taste Magazine, Westborough Life and The 411 Newspapers.