no poetry

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oh where could one sweet person go
          who craves a phrase to ebb and flow
               or meanings' depths as oceans know
     how could it be, oh could it be ...
          a world bereft of poetry?

oh how could joyous laughs be heard
          but naught for play of word-on-word
               a whimsical wisecrack smilingly slurred
     how could it be, oh could it be ...
          a world sans punny poetry?

oh where could loners take their tears
          or troubled souls find hopes to pierce
               the roiling blackness feared and fierce
     how could it be, oh could it be ...
          a world without dark poetry?

oh where would lovers hope to chart
          the grandest coursing of their heart
               the dreams that bind and tear apart
     how could it be, oh could it be ...
          a world with no love poetry?

how could the human race e'er find
          the artful words of heart and mind
               that poets craft of thought refined
     of urge, intent and dream entwined
the deep expressions oft' designed
          to phrase what can't be yet defined
               oh ALL the things left blank and blind
     how could it be, oh could it be ...
          a world bereft of poetry?

thank heav'n that world ... won't ever be.





* This is a slightly altered version of a form I created called “Cinqopet”, pronounced “sing-ko-pay” *

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