Saturday 12 July 2014

WHAT S A POEM ?



i am full of doubt
unsure
and
lost

is this the start of a poem 
and
has it a point
to be revealed ?

i have a book by harold norse
the cover is marked
the mark is shaped like a lightning bolt
it looks like it comes from his nostril
flashing out onto his stern moustache

are there poems in here ?
it says there are poems in here

theres one that seems to be
an innovative
description of ejaculating in nature

thats a poem !

my efforts seem small town today
maybe i need a wider brush
more garden sitting
and
less
tv

i garden sit
no tv

now i know what a poem is !

a resistance of formality
an untamed yelling thought
caught
fresh
in
its
creation 

before habit diffuses it 
into another bland pigeon hole

before its pinned down and spayed
by domestication
history
peers
or
wine


harold in the 1950s from haroldnorse.com

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