W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin,
Our Poet Laureate,
Lives on Maui,
A 30$ plane ticket from me.
He spoke on NPR today
Of poetry, and writing, and the "unknown."
He spoke like a man with an award.
I've never read anything he has ever written and
He's never read anything I have ever written
And we're both the poorer for it.
Though soul aside,
I have no physical reward.
I have something better: myself.
And yet I don't even know what he looks like.
In my world a secret is surrounding me and I can't yell out.
Copyright © Matt Caliri | Year Posted 2009
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