Ghosts and a little thought

I once had an email from a ghost.
I was eating a piece of white toast.
The message was clear.
It said,”I ‘m not
So I replied, “No need to boast.”

I had an email last night from the Pope
He said will you help me to cope?
I’m an immigrant, you see.
And no-one wants me
Don’t cry for Argentina,just mope.

If you look at books on writing they tell you to read. as much as you canAnd clearly we need to observe people and their behaviour and the world beyond us.Why?

Well when I wrote that last line obviously it’s because I have heard the song
Don’t cry for me Argentina.
So if you want to give out you have to take in.That’s what I think
And if you read poetry you will see how different people living at the same time will write totally different types of poetry.And it may help  you to find what style appeals to you
Technique is important but  emotion and feeling matters too.What affects us?What distresses us?What do we feel about the current political climate