I Like
I like poetry that is simple and direct
and yet is layered in depth where
you can descend as deep as you
want to go - poetry that says just
enough and no more and leaves
things unsaid, fertile ground
on which the imagination can grow.
I like poetry that finds
its roots in nature and ordinary things,
listens to what memory murmurs
and the rumblings that rise
from the soul. I like the incantatory
power of poetry, how it evokes
feeling and stirs a longing
in places left hollow
a lifetime ago - poetry that becomes
almost prayer not to some named
god, but to that which remains
hidden and out of reach but which
whispers to us in rustling leaves,
reflected light and along
the corridors of our dreams.
I like poetry that claims
no more than being a loving
imprint of a life left briefly
on the tidal wash of time.
Copyright © Paul Willason | Year Posted 2025
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