Friday, February 9, 2018

Intellectual? (for Helga)


Intellect has nothing to do with it.
I point out a tree in my poem; you
look and see it differently. I make

a herd of horses morph into leaves.
Mowing the lawn on a lazy summer
day turns into a metaphor...Oh, for

what? (Only I can say. And rarely
does it make any sense to me.) Are
loons really crazy? Only if you believe

a sassafras tree gave me the words
I have interjected into this poem of
mine today. Actually, it was a sparrow

on crutches which whispered these
words of wisdom into my ear. I am
not an intellectual at all, my dear—a

tad bit loony, though, on most days,
I’d say. Had I a magic wand to turn
seeing into believing, however, now

that would be something indeed.

Chris Hanch 2-9-18

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