Writing is validated by the one
who reads. Words take on new life
inside your mind, wild birds resume
their flight, and each small, finite page
becomes a field of possibility
each time you make this journey
that my poems invite.
As I write, I try to picture
where this message is received:
deep beneath the polar ice, or with
the snow piled high outside, stark lines
of symbols on the screen appearing
like migrating birds from some
far hemisphere, to herald spring,
entering your unknown world
in ways I can't anticipate, whether
transforming or transformed by it.
The poem I write is not the poem
you read, but somewhere in between.
To the Unknown Reader
© Copyright: Jena Woodhouse, 2003
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Thank you for such a beautiful poem. You've picked a topic that is crucial for both poet/writer and reader. Your message is received here very well ))))
Erzsebet 31.01.2003 22:23 • Заявить о нарушении
Erzsebet 31.01.2003 22:23 • Заявить о нарушении
Thank you so much, Erzsebet, for your response. I'm glad. I've been reading your poems too, and I think they are lovely: lyrical, fresh, and highly evocative, with some stunningly insightful and apt imagery, in the best traditions of lyric poetry. I look forward to reading more.
Jena
Jena Woodhouse 02.02.2003 03:14 Заявить о нарушении
Jena
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