Images are probably the most important part of the poem. First of all you want to tell a story, but images are what are going to shore it up and get to the heart of the matter.

The soul was not cured, it was as full as a clothes closet of dresses that did not fit.

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.

Letters are false really - they are expressions of the way you wish you were instead of the way you are.

the marriage twists, holds firm, a sailor's knot.

The place I live in is a kind of maze and I keep seeking the exit or the home.

Rejoice with the day lily for it is born for a day to live by the mailbox and glorify the roadside