how to write poetry

[rayheinrich]

Hmm, well, he does seem to do that. Remind me to stay ambiguous
(if you should ever see otherwise). His writing seems fine to me,
though, yes, a bit too "pop" for my prickled taste.

(Or are my feelings skewed by envy? Of course they are.
Damn, I just HATE successful, people.)

But here's one of his I quite liked:


        Pity the Beautiful
        
        Pity the beautiful,
        the dolls, and the dishes,
        the babes with big daddies
        granting their wishes.
        
        Pity the pretty boys,
        the hunks, and Apollos,
        the golden lads whom
        success always follows.
        
        The hotties, the knock-outs,
        the tens out of ten,
        the drop-dead gorgeous,
        the great leading men.
        
        Pity the faded,
        the bloated, the blowsy,
        the paunchy Adonis
        whose luck’s gone lousy.
        
        Pity the gods,
        no longer divine.
        Pity the night
        the stars lose their shine. 
        
        - Dana Gioia

There are more at his site:
http://www.danagioia.net/index.html