A Poem Has Secrets That The Poet

Some Poems Present Themselves As Cliffs That Need To Be Climbed. Others Are So Defensive That When You Approach Their Enclosure You Half Expect To Be Met By A Snarling Dog At The Gate. Still Others Want To Smother You With Their Sticky Charms.

You Must Be Careful Not To Deprive The Poem Of Its Wild Origin.

Deftly They Opened The Brain Of A Child, And It Was Full Of Flying Dreams.

I Like An Ending That's Both A Door And A Window.

Poetry Today Is Easier To Write But Harder To Remember.