The poet’s pen is not
a pen for poetry, as if this
is the purpose of the art;
it is no more a pen for poetry
than the artist’s brush is for painting
or the sculptor’s tools are for
the great installation on display.
No! The poet’s pen is the feeling
wand that creates not tidy words
of accomplishment but the magic
of seeing fresh the messy human state.
7/7/2020