The Long Hand Wishes It Was Used by Jackie Clark

Sometimes I wish I didn't think in words 

and that instead for each thought I thought I drew upon an image, 

and that I was able to organize each image in a linear way that would be like sort of like reading 

and that instead of trying to describe the edges around something 

I could just think the color around the edges of the image to be darker, 

that the detail on the image could become more or less detailed depending on how much clarity I believe I needed to disclose at the time 

For instance, instead of saying love, I could just think watermelon 

I could just think of a watermelon cut in half, laying open on a picnic table 

The inside would be just as moist as it was pink 

I could picture cutting up pieces and giving them out to my friends. 

It wouldn't have to be sunny 

It wouldn't have to be anything else then just that 

It would really simplify my walk home at night, 

where every thought I think is some contrived line I repeat over and over to myself 

Words are always just replaced with new ones 

The pictures would never need to know otherwise

 

(SOURCE: Poem-A-Day by Academy of American Poets)

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This is one of the most "imaginative" poems I've ever read! It made me delve into my dreamland with vivid images floating through my mind.. This is really a good example of how language can be beautifully used to give happiness. A lazy summer day awaits..