One
I scan the list of
newly posted stuff
One time each day
I could savor many poems
but only need
One a day
Hundreds though stand in the way
Why is it
the inane and the insane
believe they have so darn much to say?
The same name
The same name
The same name
The one with no name
no name
again and again
and again
Doesn't impress me
to see
a blank space
instead of your name
when the poetic result is the same
You shot another blank
At least a blank accurately reflects
the value of the contents
A fine poet
knows that
it runs against
the odds of producing even
One
worthy poem a day
Do you really think you are that lucky?
Personally I find
that my own odds of success
are best
when I only read those
of the ones who only post
One
Unfortunately
Here the odds run against me
Though I live to read
I really only need
One a day
H.i Chesebit
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/odds-against-finding-good-poems-100-1/
