What about
by Henry Burt Stevens
6/22/2001
What about the bird songs
human ears can't hear?
Songs of joy and rapture
pitched way above our ear.
What about the other colors
human eyes can't see?
Brighter waves and motions
unseen by you and me.
What about the many thoughts
we'll never ever think?
Because they're way beyond us
not spoken or in ink.
This unkown world, like ours
is true and really there.
But just because we're numb
is it less good and fair?
That which we cannot know
bedevils us for sure.
And so we make a story
for ills we cannot cure.
Do our pretty sayings
affect what really is?
Funny clothes and chanting
change answers on the quiz?
What's wrong with patient waiting
Looking being in the eye?
Happy with today tomorrow
adventures till we die.
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An enjoyable reading through the lines of "What about".
It brings many questions within a wise message.
Healthy Long Life, POet!
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Simply a breathtaking write.
Lisa
I am appalled! "What about it" can be viewed as a lesson in writing. We should learn from its quiz. Get them words out, poets!
Thank you for sharing this classical quiz!
Sandie May Angel a.k.a. Sandie Angel :o)