Poetry Is . . .

 

Poetry Is . . .

Anti-Poem by Michael Field

 

Poetry is

florid prose

stuttered,

poetry is

lurid lines

uttered!

Poetry is

words the muse

muttered

in my ear

that long, lonely night

when I couldn’t

sleep.

 

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