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I This is the sifting of speech, Fingering in the palm Clutches of words. Letting a watchful eye See what would yield together Patterns that stay in the mind. II Lay out the words before you View shape and colour and ask Will they form a line, a curve Along which thoughts can flow? Take each word in hand Consider weight and touch, How might it stand with others? Care that no wrong move Tumbles the house of words. III Draw readers in and create A space in the mind. Express in words what Was only sensed and let These last beyond. IV No show of learning but The clarity of simple language. Better to phrase plainly And await another look. A second reading. A return. |
