Keeping the Flame Alive

Taking all kinds of intoxicants
The experimenters
The soul does not need new intoxicantsto produce verse
Verse is a safe drug
Poets of the past havae given us thier legacy 
So we can keep 
the flame of poetry alive
In a world which so often doesn''t care
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Dietrich Avatar
June 19, 2018 at 6:04 PM
Here is one I somehow missed. I like this too, Matt.
Marcum Wong Avatar
June 19, 2018 at 1:18 PM
I so agree. Poets of the past continue to inspire us to create our own masterpieces. This is loveky Matthew! : )
De Beaulieu Avatar
June 2, 2018 at 6:58 PM
Hello Matthew,way to go. Well said. Have a nice evening my friend.
Vaso Avatar
June 2, 2018 at 1:31 AM
So very well said, great write!
Rose  Avatar
June 1, 2018 at 7:27 PM
We need to keep the flame of poetry alive, it is an aphrodisiac of the soul. Thanks for the read today Matthew
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