Ars Poetica


Poetry is an act of omission, until meaning narrows
into one knifeblade moment, dwindling to
a spark. The fine horse trots away
over the distant hill and the
horizon is empty,
the fog falling
just before
dark
.


©2002 F.J. Bergmann

"Ars Poetica" appeared on logolalia.com/arspoetica/ August 21, 2007.


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