At the poetry seminar
the greatly honored poet
told us to avoid the word
'you'
as it makes the reader defensive.
Years later
it finally occurred to me
there is a 'you'
in Rudyard Kipling's
long loved 'If.'
So much for spending money
on learning things
you already knew
to be untrue
even if coming from a celebrated poet
with credentials.
Do I smell
the stench of money
coming through poetry's door ?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Brilliant; it's the way of the world; more's the pity.