Terry Ireland Poet Rhyme

The Paranoia Poetry Club Revisited

Got my Dictionary of Quotations,
The Greek Myths of Robert Graves,
Plutarch for beginners’
How The Ancient World Behaves;

Back at the Paranoia Poetry Club,
Local Intellectual Branch
And that collection of books
Might just give me a chance
Of understanding the words and
What on earth they’re talking about
Because the first time I went 
I understood precisely nowt.

Must spoke with cultured voices, 
Some rambled and some muttered,
Word following word following word
Crammed and packed and cluttered.  
But all spoken with confidence
About what they felt mattered
And, my ignorance being exposed,
I sat both deflated and shattered

I’ve got the book of Popular Philosophy
The Book of Modern Scientific thought
Gambling on the hope and presumtion
That wisdom can be bought.

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Ilene Bauer December 31, 2022 at 1:43 PM Ha! Very well put, Terry! Give me a poem written so that I can understand it any day! ~ Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year… Terry Ireland January 1, 2023 at 2:23 AM Same to you ilene.

John Lawless December 31, 2022 at 12:49 PM that last stanza sums it all up....it can all be bought..except for the wisdom... as people often confuse a "head full of knowledge" with the experience of putting that knowledge into practical application in life.... Terry Ireland January 1, 2023 at 2:22 AM Spot on John. If you need a dictionary and Thesaurus I think they've got it wrong. Thanks.