Another Day Poem by Tom Courtney

I find what you have written here to be very interesting.
You have written from the heart
and with some style.
You have told a story
and painted a picture with your words.
You have brought to mind things
And the thoughts of things,
and the very thing of thought itself.
You have entertained me, in a way.
I would have read your piece of my own choosing.
In your writing, you depict people,
and I can believe in them.
They cry and laugh, and other things happen.
You are quick to point out the irony.
You float glibly across our sensibilities,
while prodding us to think the more.
But most of all, you have a gift,
Which you have given us here,
that is, yourself,
which is, of course, most pleasing.
And I can see that you are a moral person,
but you avoid trouncing us with your morality.
A light touch, you question more than answer
and leave it to us to decide for ourselves.
You almost speak a voice universal,
one we all can feel,
if only we could express it,
and a feeling of the yearning to reach farther,
to see what is on the other side,
and perhaps, just for an instant,
to touch it.
And in all these senses,
You have written a very interesting work.
Your audience would applaud you
for your artistry.
And it is therefore with much chagrin
that I must tell you
that, with regard to the publication of your poem,
it surely will be published
and be read, with much appreciation.
And while we are pleased that you would contact our establishment,
we are not in a position
to take on your project
at this time.
I therefore find myself forced to offer you
This perhaps small consolation,
that there will be, indeed
another day

Very sincerely yours
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