Lawrence Hall
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Poetry Tool Kit and a Small Sack of Concrete Verbs
The sorting trays hold syllables
and rhymes
While heavy-duty meter is stowed
below
With a chisel and file for
shaping rough lines
And wire cutters for merciless
editing
Iambs are tightened with the
box-end wrench
The ball-peen hammer is a strong
accent
A few loose screws might constitute
free verse
If they will bother to sort
themselves out
At the end of his shift a worthy
artisan
Picks up the excess adjectives
and adverbs
And burns them
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