Poetry Page #2

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But it's all closed

I know...

But can't you accept

one more person?

I don't know...

I really want to take this class

How should we deal with this?

To write poetry, you must

see WELL

The most important thing

in life is seeing

SEE:

See. It's to see

-We live seeing things

-Right

It's important to see everything

surrounding us well

Now, I've brought

something with me

What is it?

-An apple

-Yes, it's an apple

I went out of my way to bring it

I'm a well-prepared teacher

Others are not as well-prepared

as I am

Now, about this apple

How many times have you

seen an apple?

A thousand?

Ten thousand?

A million? Wrong

You've never seen

an apple before

Not even once

Up till now, you haven't

seen an apple for real

To really know what an apple is...

to be interested in it,

to understand it,

to converse with it

is really seeing it

Gazing at it for a while

and observing its shadow...

feeling its every curve,

turning it around,

taking a bite out of it,

imagining the sunlight

absorbed in it...

That is really seeing it

If you really see something,

you can feel...

something naturally,

like water gathering in a spring

You should prepare

paper and a pencil,

and wait for the moment to come

Empty white paper...

A world of pure potential,

a world before creation...

This is the perfect

moment for a poet

Hold your pencil over

that pure paper...

I love pencils

When I place a well-sharpened

pencil over a piece of paper,

I feel full

My heart flutters with the hope

of writing a good poem

I love sharpening pencils

The very fun of a pencil

is hand-sharpening it

I used to be good at

sharpening pencils

Pardon?

I was told to be a

good pencil-sharpener

I sharpened all my brothers'

and sisters' pencils

Is that so? Then, ma'am

Why don't you sharpen

my pencil some day

By the time this 1 month

class ends,

I want you all to have written

a poem, okay?

Everyone has to write one poem

You need to write

to really know

You'll never know if

you don't write

So you have to write yourself

Who has written a poem

at least once before?

And who hasn't?

Okay

Now you will be writing

your own poem...

for the first time in your life

-Okay?

-Okay

Who is it?

My friends

Why are your friends

here? It's late

We need to talk

About what? Haven't you seen

enough of each other?

Hello, ma'am

Good evening

Why's the door locked?

What?

Why did you lock the door?

Aren't you boys hungry?

Want some apples?

No, stop bothering us

It's annoying

Apples are better for eating

than looking at

What are you looking at?

The tree

Why are you looking up the tree?

To see it well

To feel it,

to understand its thoughts and...

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