The Best Poem You Ever Read
By Walter Burns
Is not necessarily by Thoreau Or for that matter Keats or Shelley Or Edgar Allan Poe It might not be amongst the Dusty books there on the shelf The greatest poem you ever read May just be written by yourself Did you ever write a poem That just made you softly sigh Was there that one emotion That made you bittersweetly cry Is there one that was born to you That made you wholly believe Words weren’t born long time ago You yourself can conceive This poem that I am writing Is not the best there ever was But few poems can do for me What my own poetry does When you think of Percey Shelly And when you think of ole John Keats Remember theirs is their own Even if... You wish to match their feats I hope the poetry you respect From that which you have grown I hope the best poem you ever read Was one you call your own Written June 27th, 2001 © on Jun 27 2001 11:18 AM PST 0 • 12
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