Poems
Mencken tells us that "A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child." He may be right. It is said that poetry was the first language, and it was often joined with song: the lyric poet sang. Like children, perhaps we who scribble our poems like to believe in fables: It is thus, like religion, a device for gladdening the heart with what is palpably not true. And I have found as the body ages its component of the juice of desire--it's called testosterone--diminishes the urge to poesy appears to diminish in concert. I make no suggestions as to the zeal of aged poets--many of whom I admire; I simply no longer am as often moved to the line. But, there was an era