Depth Not Volume

In between volume, there is depth, For quality arises from the heap Of the many drowning poems that is left - Like sifting smelly goats from the sheep. Discretion and taste fill the watchful The test of the pudding, in the tasting And a poem is said to be beautiful If there's meaning and depth in its writing. For the finest literary art Is the work of an artist- writer Skillfully weaving words from his heart Giving birth to the poem he posts after. Numbers do not substitute for beauty Nor will quantity address reader's needs It may even sacrifice the quality And bonzai the writer's talent into weeds. ----- Copyright Cynthia Buhain Baello February 13,2010 Philippines