gershon hepner - unforgettable

A poem, I believe, should always be
so unforgettable that, read just once,
it does not make the reader feel that he,
because he cannot understand it, is a dunce.
A poet’s words should always be transparent,
with language as translucent as cubed ice
that melts in readers’ mouths in an apparent
attempt to roll new words as God rolls dice.


5/18/06

gershon hepner

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