Rethink of Wordsworth—Recollection is the Point
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“I saw gods ascending out of the earth.” 1 Samuel 28:13
Tranquility is not the point. The calm
In future shadows does not cause the twinge
Of poetry. Raised blossoms cause the psalm.
Their color is what causes yellow tinge
Against the back wall of the skull. That ghost
Of daffodils does haunting. Feeling waits
For you to resurrect it. You, the host,
Must conjure. You alone will open gates.
You summon memories that mumble till
You make them serenade. Your mind alone
Will cause the images you need to spill
Out words. Then poetry will mount its throne.
Emotion comes created in the mind
