poet me

A poet with all the self-satisfaction you’d expect of an egotist on display.

on display

I noticed the poet had all his published books arrayed just so on the coffee table.

bonbon mots

The poem served as a tray of bon mots.

words at eye level

The lines of the poem were like shelves in a store, displaying certain words for maximum attention. Some like hardware stores chockfull of tools and thing-a-ma-jigs, others like variety stores stocked with cheap toys and inexpensive housewares, and others fine gift shops showing off their objets d’art.