THIS IS A POEM FOR ALL THE SMALL CHILDREN
This is a poem for all the small children
Who have stood alone and looked out
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THE POEM THAT PERHAPS NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN
Not the poem of yesterday
Nor the poem of tomorrow
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EVERYONE NEEDS A COCOON
Everyone needs a cocoon-
A small place in themselves in which to hide-
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ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT I LONGED FOR A POEM
All through the night I longed for a poem
I could not write-
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IN UNCERTAINTY WE LIVE
In uncertainty we live,
And in uncertainty we will die-
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THE POEM I WOULD WRITE NOW/ CAN BE WRITTEN IN SECONDS
The poem I would write now
Can be written in seconds -
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DEAD TO MY POEM
Dead to my poem-
Dead to the poems of others-
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A POEM IS A SMALL TREASURE
A poem is a small treasure-
A blessing in a few words-
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IF IN THE SILENCE OF THIS NIGHT
If in the silence of this night
I now hear a poem
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CAN A POEM BE WRITTEN OF TOTAL DESPAIR?
Can a poem be written of total despair?
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