Poet's Onus
As the child draws from mother’s breast
a warn sought comforting flow
so the verses of a poet should attest
to words gathered and fealty shown.
From the nipple comes the best,
as the terrier with a bone
will tug worry work to arrest,
so is the poet with a poem.
The poet’s constant effort to reveal,
by fullness of feeling in a new way
and with a fresh and different appeal,
mother’s costly sacrifice always gives sway.
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