A Poet's Heart

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I.

A poet can live

almost entirely

on dreams,

for she can

envision

wonders

that may never

come to pass,

yet feel replete

simply in the

envisioning.

***

II.

So richly

peopled

are the

pathways

of the

poet's heart,

that she is

nourished

in her solitude

by its

bounty.

***

III.

A poet

survives

primarily

on hope

of what

might yet

come to be.

Even when

one has

realistically

surrendered

the expectation

of Possibility,

just knowing

it exists

sustains

till one's

last breath.

***

IV.

Because

the poet 

believes

in love,

in romance,

and in

people

rising up

to be better

than they are,

even if

it isn't happening

for her,

the fact that

it is

happening

for humanity

all over

the planet

is enough

to satisfy

the longings

of her

tired

and

waiting

heart.

***

This poem was sparked by Kerry O'Connor's poem to love a poet.

I got to thinking about this poet's heart, and how full it is.