POETRY SERVICE
written after hearing George Amabile read at Act II
we gather in the cellar-restaurant
off Main Street
sit at small tables
sip wine
discuss the forthcoming poetry service
see the table-altar
covered with burlap sacking
cries
impatient
"where is he?"
this poet
my Mentor / teacher
with him
I have discussed
argued
metaphors
juxtaposition
there have been moments
frozen in time
dreams shared
glimpses of a writing gift
a poet-genius
hushed silence
clapping
he
has arrived
pages recollated at a corner booth
the service begins
his apologies
that only 2 of l7 sonnets are just good
enough
my friend stares
the look of a rapt child
we forgive the frustration
for the sake of these few words
the poetry Mass has ended
we raise wine glasses
eat pizza wafer
and afterwards
we discuss imagery
the mundane
This poem was published in the May, 2000 issue of T-Zero.
copyright2002 G. Walker-Hobbs. This poem may be not reproduced without written permission from the author.
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