Poem: 80 Lines For Bob Dylan On The Occasion of His 80th Birthday

1. All the songs are great. Even the bad songs are better than most others by most others.

2. The best songs are better than anything.

3. The very best songs pitchfork the best songs and eat them just out of boredom.

4. And the songs better than the very best songs are so high on the mountain as to be untouchable.

5. But you pluck them like apples and toss …