Michael Shepherd Poets Poems

As your beloved, faithful dog
returns to his dear master's hearth
after burying deep some promising fine bone
as hostage to the future,
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The poet's world and the philosopher's
may seem to be in aim, and truth of act,
so different; the poet offers us
fine dreams of heart; philosophy, fine fact;
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Better new kindling
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Spiky, a mass of spikes more threatening than sharp -
what are they fending off, what are they protecting
so fiercely with their green carapace like a thoughtful womb,
dropping their hidden beauties in reflective autumn
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2007, he said, was a memorable year for poetry.

A world conference of poets held
somewhere NewMex way, came to the view
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Do only poets know
how every word is born,
comes winging from eternity,
to be tasted, savoured on the tongue
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A poem read.

A reader changed.
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'O Lord, I am Your goldsmith on this earth'
sang Sonar, Maharashtra's poet of old,
who hammered out the ingots of pure truth
to poetry, that turns speech into gold;
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There was a young laddie named Pefecation
Who passed hugely and frequently, defecation;
But the social disdain
And the blockage of drain
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How many noble schemes from goodwill's heart,
how many splendid plans and fine ideas
have foundered, lost their glorious craft and art
through hesitancy born of baseless fears?
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'A great Poet must have
... the ear of a wild Arab
listening in the silent Desert;
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You know what it’s like
- surely you do –
you introduce one of your bestest friends
to another bestest friend,
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poets are holy hypocrites;
it’s their blessing and their curse.
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