! ! The Young Poet Poem by Michael Shepherd

! ! The Young Poet

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Poetry was something else

written by others

somewhere else

and came from

somewhere else



but the poetry

which he did not know

called one day

in a language he did not know



so he put down words on paper

and threw the paper away

but the words did not go away



and he did not know what poetry should do

until he wrote the words

which told him

what poetry could do



for only poetry can teach you poetry



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Gertrude Stein stood behind me while I wrote this.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Frank James Ryan Jr...fjr 14 January 2010

She must have been a sight and a half to behold over your shoulder, at one-hundred thirty-six years of age, with a spirit pushing 75...lol! Impressive work, Michael....A pioneer of Modern Art i hear-tell she was, and an obvious positive influence on this fine piece of work. Happy Belated New Year to you & yours, my friend. Hope all is well, as opposed to over here on PH where all is HELL. And to think, i used to have an affinity for France....Est-ce que je suis idiot, ou que? ! Frank/FjR ~ 2010 ~

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