Poet’s Corner: 2020

The year of perfect vision
Clear interpretative reactions to the nuances life deals 
Like a poker hand
Never knowing what you’re gonna get
Straight, two pair, king high, full house, royal flush?
A superpower not to be taken lightly
Genie-like wish granted to us for a year
Along with:
                     Hindsight
In the present tense
The ability to decipher meanings
Hidden, obvious, obscure, 
Reading between the lines to extract true purpose
Enlightened in Stoic calm
Clarity available in the give-and-take 
Even thinking of the great line while the conversation is still happening
2020 
A hall pass to unlock the unknown, time to learn to see
The year we decide to decide
Embrace and enjoy!

Martin Soosloff has lived in Colorado since 1998 and in Lyons since 2004. Major influences include Rumi, Hafiz, Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson and J.D. Salinger.He has two teenage sons who teach him as much as he teaches them.