Writing a poem is like love,<\/p>\n
it cannot be dragged in,<\/p>\n
it must want to be with you;<\/p>\n
Feel safe\u2014be respected.<\/p>\n
After a poem is finished<\/p>\n
it knows more about you<\/p>\n
than you know about it.<\/p>\n
The words of poem;<\/p>\n
small hands<\/p>\n
holding on<\/p>\n
to everything;<\/p>\n
carrying<\/p>\n
so much.<\/p>\n
Words are forever;<\/p>\n
It is we who slip away.<\/p>\n
Words never disappear;<\/p>\n
It is we who lose definition.<\/p>\n
We sit in the middle of the circle;<\/p>\n
The poem surrounds us; humors us.<\/p>\n
Late night walks along a desert highway,<\/p>\n
Footsteps tracing the center line;<\/p>\n
Afternoons beside a silent frozen lake;<\/p>\n
Ravens circling overhead;<\/p>\n
Quiet moments with children;<\/p>\n
Clarity of words<\/p>\n
shredding pretense.<\/p>\n
Years later, having scratched out details,<\/p>\n
moments ring timelessly true;<\/p>\n
The poem you never imagined<\/p>\n
steps like a lover from the bath,<\/p>\n
Towel held just so, inviting fulfillment;<\/p>\n
Word entry, word withdrawal;<\/p>\n
Sayings of intimate self;<\/p>\n
Conception.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u2022 To submit to Writers\u2019 Weir, email your poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction to managing editor Mary Catharine Martin at maryc.martin@capweek.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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