When you read this poem, think of who the "audience" may be. Who do you think the poet is writing to? What is the poem about, and what is the meaning? Please don't just repeat the lines, but think about the message in the poem. Can words really "fly?" How does the title connect with the poem?
Write 1/2 a page or more on a piece of binder paper. Use your best printing, and use a dictionary to help you.
THIS CRAFT
Computers are nice, I have two, but all I need
for this humble craft of mine is paper and pencil,
and maybe a lovely old Valley Oak to sit under,
or a cold, rushing creek to watch, or a fine memory
to hone. Words can fly from the pencil like doves
released at a wedding, they fly and then gently settle
on the page. And where do these poems come from?
Someplace deep. From darkness. But they always
find their way into the clean and shining light.
JAMES LEE JOBE
DRAFT#1 09APR13
DRAFT#2 26MAY13
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