Abstract and obtuse
Our words sometimes loose
Prefer images rather than text
Portends what happens next
Pedantic phrases entice
When simplicity would suffice
Random and redundant
Pretenders of truth abundant
Carefree observers of life
Without anxiety and strife
Pathos, humor, and gore
Entertain readers galore
The insensitive and pathetic
Never understand or get it
Our duty bids us call
To articulate and enthrall
Metaphors and similes unite
To offer another insight
Would the world be a better place?
Without rhyme and prose that resonate
For those who suffer alone
Take solace from our tone
Of promise, hope, and spirit
From words penned by we poets
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Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on May 20, 2005
Absolutely stunning!
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on May 15, 2005
To quote Jerry OPat Bolton, "Poets are ego-driven people who think what they have to say will actually mean something to the world. Sadly, they are proven wrong again and again."
Keith,
This is quite the thought seeker..especially for us poets. For some of us, it's become our world..and without it, our existence would crumble before us. But even then it wouldn't stop us from rebuilding.
Excellent write Keith!
No matter how the poets write it, it is a treasure to keep. Poems are like mental photographs that captures the moments of life when the poets write them.
These timeless quotations culled from the celebrated corpus of writings by W.E.B. Du Bois are presented with illuminating introductory essays by Aberjhani. Narration of the Audible book performed by Catherine Byers.
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very insightful and well-versed poem ...
This is quite the thought seeker..especially for us poets. For some of us, it's become our world..and without it, our existence would crumble before us. But even then it wouldn't stop us from rebuilding.
Excellent write Keith!
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Sandie Angel a.k.a. Sandie May Angel :o)