Saturday, July 29, 2017

Be Quiet, Make Nice



Can’t talk to your art without peril.
Or pretend it’s a pet cat named Cheryl.
Ask it too much, it turns feral –

rears up angry and bites
then becomes cold as ice
and as sterile.

Be quiet, make nice.
Soon it will send out its faceted lights,
like a beryl.






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