Less Smiles
If there were no poetry...there would be people we would not know
People like William Shakespeare and Edger Allen Poe
If there were no poetry...What would Emily Dickinson be
Would she live in isolation or live a bit more free
If there were no poetry...there would be no Dr. Seuss
There would be no children's fairy-tales, poor Old Mother Goose
If there were no poetry...would Rumi be left alone
The "Glory of Faith's " poem "Masnavi" not be known
If there were no poetry...would Walt Whitman still be milking cows
Living on his farm-house, riding on his ploughs
If there were no poetry...would Edward Estlin Cummings still be a preacher
Or would the old balloon man be a whistling teacher
If there were no poetry...would Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning wed
Liz's life was full of sadness before they married, so it's said
If there were no poetry...what else might I do
I'd write a book called "Let it Rhyme" and pass it on to you
If there were no poetry...this world would be less fun
Missing poems of poetry from you, me, and of course...The Silent One
If there were no poetry...this world would have less smiles
So keep on writing poetry my friends, to share across the miles
If There Were No Poetry Contest
Sponsor Silent One
1/24/2019
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