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Burton L. Carlson
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Precision

If you believe in fairies,
not fairies exactly,
but the innocence that fairies
bring to mind;

if you believe in dreams,
not dreams exactly,
but hope
that a dream can come true;

if you believe in myth,
not myth exactly,
but deeds
performed by heroes:

then you believe in words,
not words exactly,
but what a poem made of words
suggests.

Exactly. 

On Poetry and ArtSpiderWeb ConnectionsDecember 14, 2014
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