New Rules for Writing Poetry

Go to a library

Find an old book

The well- read kind with

a tattered cover and dog- eared pages

Gently shake it over a blank sheet of paper

until it has no more words to give

Spread the loose word evenly

Fold the paper into a crane and let it fly away

Wait

When the crane returns open it and read its poem aloud

Turn it into a small boat

Set it adrift on the current of dreams encircling the universe

Published by Candace