Writing

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it is a folly

it is a folly 
to confuse the poetry 
with the poor poet

every wise teacher
scatters haiku in his wake
if i can find them

my seventeenth draft
reads like i knew what i was
doing all along

the book of haiku
expresses just one idea
between its covers

poetic hardship
is famous for being the
most obnoxious kind

one leads the lady
softly to the door without
exhuming the bard

every good haiku
carries within it the seed
of a thousand more

poetic sexists
are definitely the least
acceptable kind

one taste of haiku
and then before you know it:
epic poetry

poetic license
is the terminal refuge
of scoundrels and fools