Plums

I’m a bit slow to poetry. I like reading some of it, but I have never made a habit of it like my more erudite friends. I like memorizing poems because it is hard for me. I like the austerity of the language because I tend to be long-winded. I wish I could write poetry without feeling like I’m trying too hard. I like poems that take a simple everyday occurrence and organize it into stanzas to make it shine with the heart-wrenching beauty or humor I feel in the simple moments of life.