Very clever, can't think of any suggestions.
I likes it.
Lynn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dewar Colin [FVPC]" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:44 PM
Subject: POEM
> Making a Poem
>
> Making a poem
> Is like shaping a pot at a wheel.
> To begin with you can't be too sure of yourself:
> Too firm a hand and any roughness
> Will be hard to correct.
> The first crafting is the vaguest.
> You don't want to frighten it away
> With an alien touch,
> Must let it mould itself,
> Fish around for odd lines
> That suggest the form of your dream.
> You have to be more stern as it takes shape,
> Push it forwards to a conclusion,
> Become ruthless towards the end
> As you make your pact
> Between what you want to say
> And what wants to be said.
> What you end up with is a vessel
> That is much like a pot,
> Able to hold a little liquid,
> But which is greater than craft
> Because it holds what is essential
> To that person at that time,
> And precious to those few in the same cast;
> A vessel that holds a little spirit, soul or emotion,
> Whatever it is that informs the human heart.
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> Colin
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