First, A Poem Must Be Magical

By Jose Garcia Villa



First, a poem must be magical,

Then musicals a seagull.

It must be a brightness moving

And hold secret a bird’s flowering It must be slender as a bell,

And it must hold fire as well.

It must have the wisdom of bows

And it must kneel like a rose.

It must be able to hear

The luminance of dove and deer.

It must be able to hide What it seeks, like a bride.

And over all I would like to hover God, smiling from the poem’s cover.



1. What is the poem about?

2. What is the theme of the poem?

3. What are the literary devices used in the poem?