How long does it take a writer to write
A poem which woke you up in the night?
From thought and typing time you begin it
To the end, the first draft, if you wing it?
A serious question, not just funny
Everybody knows that time is money
The last verse I wrote took forty minutes
But that had only one quick revision
You need to rewrite and count syllables
Take quick decisions, or risk derision
Rather than eat, drink, or have a shower
Let's suppose you spend an hour
Charge the same as my window cleaner
Which is fifty pounds an hour.
Now I'm not being mean
But isn't this poem worth that?
Just like you keep your windows clean
A poet makes your mind feel clean.
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