No Mandatory Rhymes Or Reason

Homer to
Chaucer to
Whitman to
Bukowski et al. to
Me to
You

A poem is where I find it,
Not just what was written
In a different time.

Pieces of a poem are everywhere.
Pick them up, pull them together, write them down
And they call you a poet.

Ignore the pieces you see in person, read or hear;
You've wasted your sight and hearing
And they don't call you at all.

poem by Tom J. Mariani
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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