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** for all poets (and poetry lovers) everywhere **
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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” *
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2025
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