Hobo to Hobo
Wrap your better big thoughts in your kerchief
and tie them to a stick
and shoulder them as you have done—and go.
They are not wanted in a world on the brink
of ultimate mischief.
Mark with a twig and three stones
The shanty that tenders any benevolence. Flick
your cigar ash at the fire
that warms this can of beans your bones.
The haves will at homey hearths try to think
great thoughts in manors of ire.
Those who go without will go without and know.
Pushcart Prize nominee Daril Bentley studied with poet Milton Kessler at Binghamton University. He has been a semifinalist for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award, among other honors, and has published widely in journals in the U.S. and UK. He is a Black Mountain Press “The 64 Best Poets” series author and is editor of “The Bentley Guide to Poets & Poetry in English.” His poetry in review has been compared with that of Robert Frost, Mary Oliver, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams. He makes his home in Elmira, NY.
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