Perhaps, the smile was on the face of the poet while she edited the words. Words, of course, are not restricted to the page -- excessive though they may be. In particular, airborne words are cited as carriers of the excessive gene. Often. Frequently.
Can silence in a poem be considered as pleonasm?
In cooking, cream & butter & creme fraiche can be dabbling in pleonasm. Perhaps, too much of a good thing. Isn't.
Dining with Money (2)
ReplyDeletePerhaps she was on the phone wth her tax man
while he was in the men's?
The ways of the rich are sloppy
hiding no disdain or gold--
his cuffs, her choker, part of what
they remove at night,
each other's bedclothes
folded on a puffy chair
Maybe they are friends, old friends,
without the fragrance of bedclothes
or old, soft gold against their well-washed skin...