Poem of the Neighbours
--Charles Tomlinson
Bird neighbours the rising tree,
Leaf neighbours the waiting soil,
Flesh, fish, foal, all-kingdom-kind
Neighbour the other, sun to stone.
Man neighbours the sun in life,
Man neighbours the horse in life,
Horse neighbours the trodden grass,
Oak neighbours the untrodden sky:
That life shall know increase.
Cat neighbours the bird in death,
Lion neighbours the doe in death,
Snake neighbours the hidden toad,
Hidden toad neighbours the fly:
That life shall know increase.
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