Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Something Unexpected Today

Should something unexpected happen today,
it would more than likely happen in this poem.
There, I’ve said it, and now I’m committed in

writing here to perform. Poetry for me is a
thought at first, perhaps just a single word,
and then popcorn kernels start popping, onions,

are peeled as layer upon layer is revealed, rose
buds yesterday bloom into fragrant blossoms
today. Something I sense is about to happen

today, a simple word to begin and a simple
word to end and in the middle, some magical,
abracadabra, rabbit pulled from the hat.

Who can say? See, there is nothing up my sleeves.


Chris Hanch 11-14-17

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