To Never Explain

Within every verse, many meanings reside The reader determines in which couplet you hide The words both descriptive with colors aglow The eyes as important as what the ears know When backed in a corner, don’t ever explain Words beckon discovery, refusing one name The same reader may leave with a differing view Each time he goes over and finds something new A question once opened can never be closed And verse penned inherent forever to know With time of no consequence, your poetry waits For the next searching pilgrim —your words to relate (Rosemont Pennsylvania: May, 2019)