Wonder

Wonder.
That is the primary ingredient in making a poet.
The ability to marvel...
that helps, too.
A way of seeing the world that brings
precision down out of the cosmos.
That explains but doesn't dissect. Necessarily.
A habit of thinking in images
and making connections with your mind's eye.
Perception- insight into the less visible aspects of life.
Sensitivity to emotional currents running in the background.
And last of all, a need.
to put all of this into words or
your. brain. will. explode.