Poets extend the language.
They domesticate, examine
and describe our terror while teaching it
new tricks that allow it to entertain and amuse.
Poets remind us that we are alive in this world
of hardship and pain, friendship and love,
this place of occasional joy and celebration.
Poets point out
that we live in a universe
deserving of honor and gratitude.
© 2025 Bruno Talerico
Stafford challenge 317/365.
Desert Dweller 