What knocks
the wind
out of you?
Bad news
or good,
a fright,
a long-
held
breath
of
grief
or joy
raveling
from the gut?
Keep the middle
way, they say—
though nothing
much ever happens
in that vacant nest.
[LAG-signature date=”10 24 2012″ url=”http://morningporch.com/2012/10/159122906/ “]