A Non-Poetic World

In a world without poetry,                                                                                                                                                  An empty parking lot could not explain the reason for its emptiness                                                                     The power of the quoted words of emotions would go unobserved                   
and perhaps unnoticed.

In a world without poetry,                                                                                                                                                       The rescue of a sparrow, a yard bug, and a spider                                                                                               eating an ant would simply be an act of nature,                                                                                                                   not the story that led to the spider's breakfast

In a world without poetry,                                                                       Word shortages of speech would remain unsaid, and true feelings  unexpressed in the light would remain unraveled, unrevealed,                    and sorely unhealed

In a world without poetry,                                                                                                                                    Earth would have remained a cold, dark, and void planet                                                                 Stoicism would rule, and imagination would be nonexistent                                                                                                   Pure romance would be fantasy, ever stripped of intimacy

011920PoSoupCtest, If there was no poetry, Silent One
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January 26, 2020 at 8:25 AM
- Congratulations on your great winning poem in S.O. contest, Curtis :) - Have a lovely Sunday :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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January 26, 2020 at 5:32 AM
Congrats on your placement in the contest..
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