Verse: poetry pause

Every once in a while, especially when I'm feeling frazzled or just out of touch with my self, I like to open up a book of poetry.  Now I definitely would not consider myself knowledgeable about poetry.  I haven't studied poets, nor would I know the first thing about writing poems.  But I do like to think of myself as a casual appreciator.  Like I am with tennis -- I kind of know the rules and watch Wimbledon every year, but that's it.

The point of all this is I plan to occasionally post a poem on Les Gourmandises.  I've found that taking a minute to read a poem or two does something amazing for my soul (cliche, I know, but it's true!).  A good poem takes me out of the present and can make me smile, think of things in a different way, bring up an emotion, or every remind me of my humanity.  And I want to share that!

Let's kick things off with my favorite poem by Robert Frost.  In only two verses, it captures the story of my life:

The Secret Sits

We dance round in a ring and suppose,

But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.