The best poems are those poems
that evoke much meaning
from few words.

The Best Poems, Revisited

The best poems are those poems
that evoke much meaning
from few words...

Unless one is getting paid by the word,
then you expand on your theme to include
as much as possible-possibly even the kitchen
sink-in order to maximize the profitability of your poem,
filling the space.

But if you are in it for the sheer pleasure of watching the words
form on the paper as you write,
and for the images and emotions-especially the images and
emotions-that are not written or remain unspoken, you stop. You read.
feeling the space.