Do you ever imagine when reading a poem, <br />not the image that’s written in verse, <br />but the poet that’s writing these words. <br />The image of one from whom this poem has come? <br /> <br />Do you picture Athena or Zeus? <br />Do they have emphysema from smoking profuse, <br />or posses an air of sweetness and youth? <br />Are they calm and concise, or at there wits end? <br />Are they nasty or nice? <br />And did the poem they’re writing really mean to offend? <br /> <br />So next time your reading a poem or two, <br />especially one that’s left you completely at sea, <br />give some thought to the writer. <br />And if the meanings not clear, <br />imagine the poet is sitting right here <br />and ask them politely “my dear”. <br />“Are you feeling all right, are you smitten? ' <br />'Do you have some kind of meaning in sight, <br />or did your brain miss the boat, when this poem was written? ”<br /><br />David Taylor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poem-that-s-not-about-poems-at-all-but-might-help-you-feel-better/
