If you take the time to look deeper you may find something better. "One train may hide another" by Kenneth Koch explains that by waiting even for just a moment you may notice something you did not know was there. Sometimes those who rush miss out on the finer things in life. By reading and listening to the poem I definitely got the message Koch was trying to express. Also he mentioned just how he got the idea to write this poem from a sign at a train crossing in Kenya which I found very interesting. It is amazing how creative works can come from such simple things. I did not picture his voice and tone to be the way it was. It was like listening to a friendly individual recite a poem and not a intimidating person. When the audience laughs it makes you notice parts in the poem that may be meant to arouse that you may not have noticed by just reading it. This poem has some fun parts and deep parts and I like the balance between the two. I enjoyed listening to this poem and it will inspire people to slow down and find what you could be missing.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15592
Inspiration for most poets comes from everywhere and anywhere. Categorically, confessionalists look within themselves, Beats look at politics and society, Harlem Renaissance writers take note of Harlem, and the New York School finds nuggets of inspiration in the oddest places, much like the surrealists and deep imagists.
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