Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Writing Poetry Is Like Work

Work is hard
So is poetry
I would rather play than work
I would rather daydream than write a poem
People don’t like hearing about other people’s work
People don’t like reading other people’s poetry
Work can be hard to learn
Poetry can be hard to learn
Work and poetry have the same ingredients:
Force, displacement and cause
An example of work is:
A horse pulling a plow through a field
An example of poetry is:
A horse pulling a plow through a field
When a weight lifter puts weight over his head
He has done work
But he has also written a poem
When a poet writes a poem with his head
He has done work
Even though he only put a lamp over his head
Two joules of work result from
One newton of force times two meters
Two jewels of poetry result from
One Robert Frost in thought on two ideas