Preface

It never occurred to me.

My inbox is full

Every morning.

I sift and delete,

Read and save.

This morning

I was offered

Walt Whitman’s preface

To Leaves of Grass.

It had not occurred to me

There was a preface.

Leaves of Grass

Always stood

On its own.

No.

Preface there is.

There’s always a preface.

Some are worth considering.

Some not.

Still

There’s always a preface.