Not an academic

Poet

Not a tenement 

Poet

Not a beat or a blues

or a church Poet

Not a famous or infamous

or celebrity Poet

Not an Irish or Basque

or Welsh Poet

 

Not a formal

Poet

Not a casual

Poet

Not the kind that takes

to the stage Poet

Not a tenured or membered

or club Poet

Not a for profit or glory

or fame Poet

 

… just a Poet

 

(The County Line: April, 2024)