i awoke to wordsworth
contemplating
poetry
as an incurable
human condition
this behavior
a paradox divine
the expedition most mad
disregarding constellations
to find wholeness
within a deconstruction site
the origin of the term
poet laureate
lies in the myth of apollo
who attempted to seize daphne
whereupon
she metamorphosed
into a laurel tree
the sun god then ordained
the beauteous flora
should be the prize
for victors and poets
these notorious
seekers of what was
and what shall be
One reply on “wreath of laurel leaves”
mmm, yes,
the incurable human condition
the best part