A Whackadoodle Poem: What I Have Learned (About Sonnets)
A poem captures time forever by binding into sound a moment of life so precious, you refuse to let it die, as much loveliness dies encased by grief...
A poem captures time forever by binding into sound a moment of life so precious, you refuse to let it die, as much loveliness dies encased by grief. Each poem starts life as a pouring out of thought, which soon must be crafted into rhyme; often taking a sinuous route that not even the poet can see through. Poems are snapshots in sound; meanings caught up by a mind that somehow sets them free. This discipline of life, not often sought, has the power to let each moment be. When you send a sound out to chase itself, it can return carrying surprising wealth.