What advice would you give a poet? humanodon ? _refugee_? anyone

Advice to a Poet

for William Carlos Williams

First see things as they are: a red wheelbarrow sweet, cold plums Then add bias, interpretation: a red useful wheelbarrow Add nuance: sweeter, colder, plummier plums Add snow, bitter winds, hands stuffed in pockets turning blue, Feet tripping over the wheelbarrow, half buried in snow. Add Elvis singing, “It’s now or never/come hold me tight.” Add one raised eyebrow, add a fast-beating heart.

Then climb in the wheelbarrow and ride away eating plums.

_refugee_:

Advice to a poet: don't. Advice to a poet: One day you'll understand that parable about the child who realizes her parent used to art and wasn't half bad at it - but then stopped? from the perspective of the papa or the mama and it won't be

so sad anymore.

Advice to a poet: life, and love, change shape over time. They're always there, but they won't

always rhyme.

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