Poets Should Not Post Love Poems On The Internet



Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) by NikhilSource



"Dead Birds Sigh A Prayer"*
by Nordette N. Adams

I have been told,
"Do not post poems on the Internet!"

See, the serious poet
embeds her words
only at the base of ivory
towers where an usher pushes
a diamond-crusted elevator button,
calling offerings to the spire
of the poet gods.

"A poem is a sacrifice,"
I have been

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