Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Poet

the words of a poem should do more
they should stir the mind and heart
otherwise,
they are no different than any other sentence,
a poem should be dangerous,
like the psalms,
the psalms are full of danger,
one man conversing with his God,
loving God,
pleading with God,
never satisfied with the darkness,
often mystified by the light,
like the Saints,
the poet makes us uncomfortable,
births a little angst,
invites restlessness,
otherwise,
what good is the poet?
Our Beloved is a poet..

wkm
Nashville

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