Saturday, August 13, 2011

Ars Poetica

For a philosopher 
It hurts to define poetry
Prescribing metaphor
Simile rhyme sharp archetypes of song
To define poetry is to step on a caterpillar
Pluck away wings
As a torturer will destroy 
Better to remain silent or to utter
A poem is a ploy
A poem is a toy
A poem is
Alive

A philosopher finds no joy
Qualifying a poem good or bad
Better to praise
To say "Wow those are
The exact perfect words"
Does a poem have meaning
Should a poem just be
LOL
A poem transcends should
A poem knocks on wood
A poem is sweet as devil's food

The philosopher who writes of poetry
Ends with a couplet  knowingly
Or a menage a trois in the Bo Tree

Jack 8-13-11
(For Alf Corn who will Gag)




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