Unread Words
Is a poet still a poet
if his work should go unread?
Or is he just a dreamer
with words inside his head?
Does a poet keep on writing
though no one knows his name?
Or spill his soul 'til his fingers bleed,
searching for his fame?
Does he dream of Poe as he writes his verse
in poetic harmony?
Or Count the Ways like Browning did
in sonnet forty-three?
Does he Take the Road Not Taken
like the late great Robert Frost?
Or take the road the others take
to find out that he's lost?
A poet is a poet
if his work should go unread
His words will stand the test of time,
in something that he said
Copyright © Larry Belt | Year Posted 2011
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