As I read poetry, <br />The good stuff looks <br />like photographs of words, <br />Or maybe more like holograms, <br />where every little piece <br />is a picture of the thing <br />the holographer holographed. <br />And so with words – <br />So many times, 'more is less'. <br /> <br />Some seem to think, <br />the more, the merrier, <br />and forget about imagination. <br /> <br />The brain's a wond'rous instrument, <br />and it can frighten you, please you, <br />help you to live, and it might even kill you, <br />under the right conditions. <br /> <br />But- <br />We all want more, greater, <br />especially when less <br />would be better. <br /> <br />Words can be omitted, <br />Because what's left will be committed <br />to showing what the poet intended <br />provided the poem is well written. <br /> <br />And if readers have some brain <br />they will fill the empty spaces <br />Less will be a greater gain, <br />When 'less is more' <br />Is the poet's basis<br /><br />Fred Babbin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/do-i-know-what-i-m-talking-about/
