I'm reading an amazing little book, "My Trade Is Mystery--Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing" by Carl Phillips.
Again, yes, again.
Tenacious poet, trying
to get close enough.
That's the work, yes?
Yes?
Yes.
Yes!
Succinct
Yes. Rarely a poem has only nineteen words! Has the rain stopped yet???
Yes, it’s eased. Now to allow the alpacas to dry out! They looked positively soggy yesterday.
I don't think they looked soggy, I think they WERE soggy! That's a lot of rain.
Again, yes, again.
Tenacious poet, trying
to get close enough.
That's the work, yes?
Yes?
Yes.
Yes!
Succinct
Yes. Rarely a poem has only nineteen words! Has the rain stopped yet???
Yes, it’s eased. Now to allow the alpacas to dry out! They looked positively soggy yesterday.
I don't think they looked soggy, I think they WERE soggy! That's a lot of rain.