You need to meet Patti Digh.

She brings inspiration around like a puppy, and when I visit her blog, I feel like I'm taking a pumpkin pie out of the oven. If you don't know her, I tell you, you should get out more. She linked to this little poetry morsel on her site the other day, and I so fell in love with the soulful, kinetic energy of poet Andrea Gibson, that I had to share it here. Poets are the lovely mad ones who give us a little pause; our creative balance. So, devour this: