23 March 2013

How this poem ends

Maybe with something pithy
or witty (they’re not the same)

Or, something coolly ironic ―
a twist, a pun, some Famous Name

Perchance, some learnèd allusion
containing a multitude

of meanings. Or just a safe & simple
platitude ― on loving and/or grieving

Could be something s)edgy or (exy
or shocking ― if (at all) possible ―

But there’s nothing new sub-sun
so that may present a problem

and even look a little desperate,
or just plain ol’ ill-informed

So how will it ― should it ― end, this poem?
Maybe in the beginning, where the stars were born

2 comments:

  1. LOVE IT! Language play abounds. I think it's in our blood, Bobby.

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  2. Hey Amber,
    Thanks for the kind comment. Glad you liked it! Methinks so, too.
    Poems about poems ("ars poetica") can easily turn into slush - hope this one avoids that pit. And maybe it's not really a poem about poems anyway!
    B.R.

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