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