On reading James Schuyler
There’s a lot to be learnt
from reading a poem
by James Schuyler
just as there is
from looking at
a blue shadow painting
The gift is
to look at the world
freshly and free of cliché
to look
with a good eye
and to listen
with a good ear
to devour life
with the senses
let it all flood in
and cherish
every experience
Nobody lives for ever
it’s a shame
but get over it
get on with it
and love it
John Lyons
