Brown, Glen H.

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The Prairie Light ReviewVolume 11Number 1 Cenozoic Article 63Winter 3-1-1992A Dream of Beauty and Loss of SymmetryGlen H. BrownCollege of DuPageFollow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/plrThis Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion inThe Prairie Light Review by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact orenick@cod.edu.Recommended CitationBrown, Glen H. (1992) "A Dream of Beauty and Loss of Symmetry," The Prairie Light Review: Vol. 11 : No. 1 , Article 63.Available at: https://dc.cod.edu/plr/vol11/iss1/63A Dream of Beautyand Loss of SymmetrySnow falls upon the city where cars sleepin single file under lamplightburning long into the night. Maples and elmsmoan in a mad duet, and the lighthurtles somewhere else at light speed.Once we watched each crystal explodeinto an eternity of dreams upon the glass.You said each fractal held a replica of itself -a hexagon of reflections in a kaleidoscopeof mirrors. The stars had disappeared.The clouds had ushered them away. And thenonly the moon lingered, its pale light insistingwithout confidence, borrowed from one last star.Tonight we wake to the sound of steamknocking like a metal lungwhile moonlight dozes on our floor, and plowsrumble from their sleep to shoot white dust,like opiate, into the veins of Chicago.Glen H. Brown 631Brown: A Dream of Beauty and Loss of SymmetryPublished by DigitalCommons@COD, 1992

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