The Path to Wonder Ever Carries Traces of Oblivion
Oisin Breen
In the lengthy absence that leads us to equate thirst with fullness,
And goads the root deeper in its search for water,
The gyre snaps back,
And we begin again,
Beautifully,
Until we end.
And sundered in a quaking rhapsody,
Through a song of mutual overuse,
We stand now where flowers bloom,
In the anticipation of retrospection.
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Oisín Breen is a 36 year-old poet, academic in narratological complexity, and financial journalist. Dublin-born Breen's debut collection, ‘Flowers, all sorts in blossom, figs, berries, and fruits, forgotten’ was released Mar, 2020. Breen has been published in journals including the Blue Nib, Books Ireland, Metaworker, the Seattle Star, Modern Literature, the New English Review, La Piccioletta Barca and Dreich.
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