A SMALL FAVOUR
Consider the poet.
Her mind doesn’t work
quite the same as normal people.
Standing under the shower
she tries to catch metaphors
in the molten droplets.
As she stares out of the train window
the horizon to her
is a lilting string of words.
Needless to say
she doesn’t do this for the money,
but just like everyone else
stanzas alone won’t fill her belly.
Just a small sum
will help purchase her latest book.
A slightly bigger contribution
will enable a short visit
to your school or institution.
Dig a little deeper and
she could even be yours to keep.
For remember:
a poet is for life,
not just for National Poetry Day.
