America's Beggars

You won't find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you, said Joseph Joubert, a French writer whose day job was working for Napoleon. If Joubert was right and you have poems marinating, then go out and search everywhere for more. You will find nice ones in the forest twinkling in the eyes of a doe or twitching in the ears of a rabbit. Add them to your marinade and then go into the city and you will find more blazing in the eyes of America’s beggars. There’s room in your marinade for more. Donal Mahoney