An Old Poem Finished at Last

On February 6, 2023, I posted a poem fragment on my blog. I had presumably written that fragment even earlier, although I don’t remember having done so. Since the fragment had no name, “?” was the only identification I gave to it. I asked readers to help me complete the poem but received no suggestions. I revisited the fragment many times over the years but found no inspiration allowing me to replace “?” as a title.

Last month, looking for more material for a local open mic night, I made a serious attempt to expand the fragment into a real poem. Remarkably, I was successful this time. What emerged was a poem I titled “Encounter.” After a few revisions, I have added the poem to my Web site. You can read the finished product here, though you might want to check our my decade-old blog post first.

I am pleased with the new poem. See if you like it, too.