Allan Hurwit

Mountain climbers climb

Because it is there - because they have to

So do poets write

Because it's there - because they have to

They have to say

How they feel - what they see

The rhythms that they sense

What it all means

The impact of the world and

The life that it holds

The nature of the universe and

Its multitude of possibilities and mysteries

Poets write

Because it's there - because they have to.