The Life of Poetry

Once there is no romance 
No passion,
No impulse,
It will be no spark in a poem;

Once there is no true understanding 
No wisdom, 
No reason, 
It will be no content in a poem; 

Even if a poem has all them
If no one reads it, 
It will fade
And die
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October 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Hello Xuefeng, There are many poetry on the site does n ot get read. These people keep on posting their poems . Why? because someone will read them anyway. They may or may not comment. I sense the poem is read. It is nice to see your poetry out there. Your Friend, /Darlene/
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