possession
possession
this line is mine
— zumwalt (1998)
Category:
1998, P, short poems, Zumwalt
the wreck of goodwill
every dime counted
seemed to count itself
but the pennies were the trouble spot
and the cost of all goodwill.
— zumwalt (1998)
At 11
CAPTURE TRUTH
answer broadly cast will
ignore
and you will miss
EXAMINE TRUTH
highlights at eleven
lesson in decision
promotion and volition
exception and invention
ARRANGE TRUTH
broadcast and ignore
answer and miss
ask and choose
seek and send
ALTER TRUTH
answer and you will broadcast lesson and invention
ignore and you will miss promotion at eleven
ask and you will bend exception and volition
seek and you will choose highlights in decision
SEDATE TRUTH
ask and seek
ignore answer
BURY TRUTH
broadcast
-zumwalt 1998
"The real artist and creative force is the reader, not the poet."
-- Zumwalt