Ars Poetica


A poem should be palpable and mute
As a globed fruit,

Dumb
As old medallions to the thumb,

Silent as the sleeve worn stone
Of casement ledges where the moss has grown—

A poem should be wordless
As the flight of birds

 *

A poem should be motionless in time
As the moon climbs

 Leaving, as the moon releases
Twig by twig the night entangled trees

Leaving, as the moon behind the winter leaves,
Memory by memory the mind—

A poem should be motionless in time
As the moon climbs

*

 A poem should be equal to :
Not true

For all the history of grief
An empty doorway and a maple leaf

For love
The leaning grasses and two lights above the sea—

A poem should not mean
But be

-Archibald MacLeish

Membaca puisi ini, ingin menulis puisi lagi rasanya :)
menulis tanpa terlalu banyak ribut tentang makna
menulis tanpa kelambu pura-pura

Mungkin ini salah pengertian soal Ars Poetica, tapi tolong maklumi untuk kali ini ya :)

Liebe Grusse,
Deine Vera


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