I walk the dog around the park,
\nMuttering a poem.
\nHe looks askance
\nas I repeat lines
\nto etch them on gray parchment.
\nI nod distractedly to leery passers-by,
\nhoping I don’t look crazy
\nreciting rhyme to a dog.<\/p>\n
If I ask the postal worker for paper and pen, 12-16-02<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I walk the dog around the park, Muttering a poem. He looks askance as I repeat lines to etch them on gray parchment. I nod distractedly to leery passers-by, hoping I don’t look crazy reciting rhyme to a dog. If I ask the postal worker for paper and pen, will he reach for his pepper … Continue reading When poetry strikes<\/span>
\nwill he reach for his pepper spray, instead?
\nWill the news report \u201cPostman repels park poet,\u201d
\n\u201cPark poet provokes postman,\u201d
\nor simply
\n\u201cPoet goes postal\u201d? mjh<\/em><\/p>\n