How Does a Poem Get Written? by Ronald A PavellasHow does a poem get written? What comes first?:
I will write a poem! or,
As I am writing something I realize
I am writing a poem, it seems.
No, it is the first instance for me.
I often feel a bit lonesome for a new poem, but
Usually, I am in no mood or physical position for it.
Occasionally I find myself between the doing of things,
Typically waiting for others, or on the subway or bus,
And I say to myself Pav, you could be writing a poem,
But I dont.
Now I am between things, waiting for others
And I can write a poem now.
But -- will I?
No, it seems, I merely will have written
What I just wrote.
Is this a poem?
Does it matter what I call it?
I say:
Maybe,
No.
Pav!
Now stop asking and answering questions already,
And write a real poem
Later.
10/25/2004 Author's Note: Waiting for my wife and step-daughter at IKEA in Stockholm, nursing a cup of coffee that is so bad, according to Swedish standards, it could equal ordinary American coffee.
Posted on 10/27/2004 Copyright © 2024 Ronald A Pavellas
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