Irish poem #6
the famous writer's son
himself a so-so writer
said to us
over lamb and parsnips
poetry is lazy
just farting around
prose makes words work
I didn't remind him
that each word in a poem
has to do heavy lifting
2023 Jacqueline Jackson
Irish poem #6
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