Curious?

Poetry, hypnotises and spellbinds us
rhyme, metre and image
designed to fix the poem
in our memory, to

burn it deeper than prose
to stay in the memory for
a split second longer to
use the poem as a tool

to persuade the reader to
dip in and find something
with a different mood and feel every time.

Each reading of the poem
produces new insights.
When you read a poem
you read more than poetry

you are reading the results
of an exploration into
the meaning of life itself.
Let the words echo

around in your mind,
let your subconscious
absorb the images
and the rhythm.

Let the poem flow
free and mesmerising,
read very slowly
and drink in the words

The poet plays with the
boundaries of the poem
exploiting an irresistible
human instinct,
curiosity.