writing poetry <br />is the same as <br />making a cake <br />the slightest short <br />of sugar, more of <br />flour make it a <br />totally different <br />tasting cake <br /> <br />writing poetry <br />is like cooking <br />the noodle <br />your maturity <br />shows through <br />a little minute less <br />or more would <br />mean a different set <br />of noodle on your plate <br /> <br />a day more or less <br />of maturity slices <br />through the paper <br /> <br />making it or not <br />weighs so much <br />on actual experience <br />and choice of words <br />to portray one's <br />perception of world <br /> <br />an extra few seconds <br />of the noodle in <br />the boiling water <br />would actually render it <br />overly soft, unpresentable <br />and unappetising <br /> <br />an extra word <br />an arsenal <br />that might sink <br />that wonderful poem<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poem-about-poetry-an-extra-word/
