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To a Reader new to Poetry - Feb. 6, 2023

  • Gary Hunter
  • Feb 6, 2023
  • 1 min read

I apologize if you’re looking

for campfire stories

and not this twisted art

of over-the-top descriptions

and mirroring metaphors


every poet wants

a rapt reader a syllabic

sleuth to follow the clues

and unravel the mystery


you can still read it by the fire

but you must listen between words

in the pauses of breath

and licks of flame


try to feel the slow knit

of something

and the warmth it

leaves you at the end


perhaps never knowing

it was a hand warmer

stocking cap

or a sweater


tailor made for you

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