bagatelle

A poem as clever as it was slight.

least and slight

He was afraid he’d become one of those poets who could compose something from the least wisp of thought, a slight wind brushing the skin.

flows over

Whether slight or expansive, a good poem is always a superfluity.

small bold thing

Sometimes when I read a slight but delightful poem, I think that I wouldn’t have had the confidence to make a poem out of so little.