In dying one knows,
Unlike other organisms.
Singularity shows
Nobility in stratagems.
Unlike other organisms,
Man courts the universe.
Nobility in stratagems
Completes what was perverse.
Man courts the universe
By conjuring up a thought,
Completes what was perverse,
Admires what is well-wrought.
By conjuring up a thought
Singularity shows.
Admire what is well-wrought;
In dying one knows.
Dennis Daly has published five books of poetry and poetic translations. His sixth book, entitled Pantoums, was recently accepted by Dos Madres Press. He writes reviews regularly for the Boston Small Press and Poetry Scene. Daly is a former factory worker and labor leader.
