Sunday, October 23, 2011

Essay

When beginning my essay
there is such a look
about the first words standing proud on the page
fierce pioneers in the blank blizzard.
I am loath to add to them
to crowd them round with lesser thoughts
with piles of therefores and wherefores
Wondering what it's all good for
I pause
and take another study break.

(Off Whitman's Beginning My Studies.)

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