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What any good poet can tell you (and hopefully show you) is that the essence of
poetry is to capture the moment and how we experience it, with a language that
most of us are at a total loss to express with words. --- Doug Holder
He leans over and kisses me on the cheek confounded and amazed I demur politely. In truth, Iwould have preferred a more passionate approach One from a younger, more vibrant male But, given my advanced years perhaps a quick peck from an equally elderly man is all I could expect Still, I dream of blonde, muscular lovers pursuing me or dark haired green-eyed tempters who woo me with exaggerated phrases swoop me up in their arms and bed me with showers of kisses. How cruel, that momentary cheek peck so much less than my dreams demanded like a fan blowing all my carefully arranged papers off my desk turmoil and truancy reign. Cora M. Ott Chelsea, Massachusetts |
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| CORA M. OTT, 74, Chelsea, former educational psychologist who likes to travel now that she is retired, is a prolific poet whose entries delighted the judges. This is her first award in the Senior Poets Laureate poetry competition. We welcome Cora's touch of Golden Humor. She is a Cancer. |