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Black Swan by Max Burchett

by Max Burchett Black swans are a thing. That thing never seen before, Not known to exist, What has never happened before. If you can think of it, Can expect or imagine it, That swan is not black, or a swan Just a strange possibility. I discovered my own personal swans Surprised by, not discovered Personal tsunamis, personal lottery wins Not the Vegas kind; rather, the lotteries of life. Never imagined things I might do Or would happen while racing into eternity Is the incredible waiting to spring What will it mean for me, or you? Wonderfully good, or bad beyond belief? Shocks of the universe or just for your life? Intimate black swans while on your way, The chance encounter changing life. Unknown unknowns. No need to worry. Can’t do anything about A new wrinkle in what in life can’t expect. The unexpected we can never know Until fate dishes it out. Destiny that was there all along, A high or low note of life’s song.

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Date: 11/16/2023 4:35:00 PM
Max--your poem was so powerful. I love the metaphor you created with the black swam with your own: These lines spoke to me: personal swans Surprised by, not discovered Personal tsunamis, personal lottery wins Not the Vegas kind; rather, the lotteries of life. How masterful, almost a poem of an ephinay. Am faving it. Have a splendid evening, Sara
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