Where Does Poetry Begin
Where does poetry begin?
I know it comes from the heart--
but where is that initial start,
that elusive center,
the dwelling of the Muse
where words into expression
first think
before
depart:
Some say
it is an unconscious center,
simply science
no thoughtful Muse; where
kinds proliferate their cells
no magic
no mystical spells
by what means
thrive the chemicals
no one tells
(such academic nonsense
still really sells)
while others say
a spiritual center
where a Gatekeeper plays
till the verse swells
and bursts from out
this creative part
all God’s blessings
and all the Devil’s
hells--
while I just
dutifully write--
my replying to
both dark
and Light….
Copyright © Joe Dimino | Year Posted 2019
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