"This is Poetry" copyright 1998

NOT EVEN A METAPHOR


WILL FILL THIS VERSE

NOT EVEN A RHYME

SHOULD FILL THE PAGE

NOT EVEN A POIGNANT THOUGHT
NOT EVEN A METAPHOR


WILL FILL THIS VERSE

NOT EVEN A RHYME

SHOULD FILL THE PAGE

NOT EVEN A POIGNANT THOUGHT

WILL REACH YOUR EYES

AND YET

THIS

IS

POETRY.

WILL REACH YOUR EYES

AND YET

THIS

IS

POETRY.