Dalton Moss Poet Didactic

Second Time's the Charm

I’ll keep this short, 
that all may know
These words I write, 
I write to show

A singer* once said of 
the trade that he plied
A poem is a person, 
stands naked and spied

A compliment given 
reflects back upon 
The giver if not 
those words were steeped on

So when you tell me 
just so, to be nice
“The stanzas you wrote 
I just had to read twice”

(I'd expect you to do so
And second that motion
Re-read it my self
Added words to this notion)

Please do a poem honor 
and read it again
Don’t let first time through 
be simply the end.


*Here's to Leon Russell!

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Linda Alice Fowler November 1, 2021 at 12:31 PM Beautifully penned and so true. I sometimes read a poem and wonder who wrote it (even if it's mine - a reflection of change in moods perhaps LOL). Thanks for sharing. :) Linda PS: RIP Leon

Mohammad Yamin July 14, 2016 at 6:22 PM Superb write. I admire your poetic talent. Thanks for visiting my poem Doomed by Being and your invaluable comments. God bless you Dalton Moss July 14, 2016 at 8:36 PM Very gracious of you to say so, M. Yamin, and thanks for the blessing--I can use it.

DM Babbit July 13, 2016 at 2:09 PM A hidden meaning lies in the second read. Dalton Moss July 14, 2016 at 8:34 PM This plea is for myself as much as for anyone else who might read it (and, really, for all of us). Many is the time I have given a poem a second read only to wonder how different it was from the first! Thanks for your comment!