A POET'S ALPHABET

A poet under exhibition
has a quotidian ring
nothing pedestrian
in a Pierrian spring
but like a rose
in the carrion garden
after a week's condition
may expose him/her
to singing or laughter
my monsieur/mademoiselle
without technique
if need be a poseur or swell,
for all our creativity
aims for conviction
in every sentence
a conceited repentance,
even with perfect diction
may sow our own defeat
for proclivity and pardon,
poetry cannot be didactic
even for the secret critics
it must have spontaneity
and be reactive to the limit
yet relatively attractive.