How Long
posted at 10:52 am
on Nov. 28, 2012
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How long should it take to write a poem?
An hour.
You can’t really mean that.
No, of course not. I’m being facetious. It just takes a moment. A moment of inspiration.
I think it takes a lifetime. From the formation of language until the final period.
Or question mark?
Sure, or question mark. Punctuation. You know…
But you asked how long it should take.
Ah. True…
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So?
Hmm?
So, how long should it take to write a poem?
Oh, are we still doing that? I told you: There’s no answer. When do you start the hourglass? When you first sit down with a pencil in hand and touch the point to the paper? Or at the first thought that you ought to write a poem because ‘it’s been a while’?
You haven’t written with a pencil and paper for years.
Not true, but that’s my point. A poem happens. It never starts. It’s part of a chain. First, create the universe, then, finish the poem.
When is a poem finished?
That’s another good question.
