One Fascinating Thing - Oct. 13, 2024
- Gary Hunter
- Oct 12, 2024
- 1 min read
a poet can observe in
great detail the moods of a
hummingbird yet find themselves
in a stupor standing in a garage
wondering where the car is
they can tell a tender love story
pluck the perfect heart strings
then tailgate the driver who cut them off
angling for the moment to raise the
correct digit and flash an evil smile
they also tell white lies
engage in gossip
forget to wash their hands
can be quite cruel or worse
indifferent to people’s plight
and yet
once in great awhile
they deliver a poem
that is far better
than it has any right to bea fascinating thing
a poet can observe in
great detail the moods of a
hummingbird yet find themselves
in a stupor standing in a garage
wondering where the car is
they can tell a tender love story
pluck the perfect heart strings
then tailgate the driver who cut them off
angling for the moment to raise the
correct digit and flash an evil smile
they also tell white lies
engage in gossip
forget to wash their hands
can be quite cruel or worse
indifferent to people’s plight
and yet
once in great awhile
they deliver a poem
that is far better
than it has any right to be
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