Ultimately I have learned more about poetry, from music and magic than from literature.
For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic.
I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.
Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the eternity which is Here and Now.
At every crossroad, be prepared to bump into wonder.
Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to end in gladness.