William Kofoed Poet Free verse

Letters Stories Tell

typewriter keys strike hard and fast
	sharp black marks slightly moist
on crisp clean papers so snowy white
	lines of symbols that have no form

black and white does colors show
	golds and silvers and blues and greens
black darkness of night and golden light of day
	snow capped peaks in sky’s of blue

sports cars quickly race and motorcycles curve
	asphalt black and hard and auburn curls in the breeze
motors loudly roar and soft leaps flutter
	wind it rushes by with a scent of flowers

sharp clean lines corners form
	flowing curves both soft and firm
clean angles sharp and some obtuse
	shows us things we cannot see

painting landscapes within the mind
	tall green trees fluttering leaves
orchids roses and columbines
	bees that hum and birds that fly

tell timeless stories of girls and boys
	of young love and its joys
of picnics in the summer sun
	harsh cold beaches when it’s done

sharp clean pictures in the mind
	music sweet in all its forms
of each emotion known to man
	from black letters on paper white

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