poem of the day / a certain century depending

BERTOLT BRECHT

Everything Changes

Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your latest breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.

What has happened has happened. The water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again, but
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your latest breath.

~ by bettyslocombe on May 3, 2008.

Posted in brecht, poetry

4 Responses to “poem of the day / a certain century depending”

  1. I like that.

    Deloney said this on May 3, 2008 at 3:40 pm | Reply

  2. Me too (and it also sounds quite Buddhist).

    Helen said this on May 3, 2008 at 7:01 pm | Reply

  3. I can’t say I’ve run across anything of Brecht’s that I haven’t liked. I like to Weill away the hours with Brecht.

    Craig (Maito Sewa Yoleme) said this on May 3, 2008 at 7:58 pm | Reply

  4. Oooh I love that … it perfectly reflects what I’ve just been saying in an email to my niece!

    Mali said this on May 4, 2008 at 12:37 am | Reply

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