Poetry they say is only a replica: a copy
Three times far from ‘truth,’ but I see
Not one, but haunting truths so many.
Many forever munch the taste of truth,
The bitter truth of suffering and loss, and
A few dull men swallow all the pleasures,
For they have heaps of plundered treasure.
A man, who lived not in a faraway land,
Pledged to drive poets from the school land,
For the men drunk with the wine of rhymes
Rioted to topple the house of his idling band.
Now I know why rhyming is such a crime.
When men are drunk with soothing rhymes,
They know where to trace the hiding hounds.
Copyright © August 26, 2019, Newton Ranaweera
Image source: Pixabay
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This is true indeed.
Poetry has been used from times past and even now to make bold stands and address issues of necessity in society. Poetry has in so many ways also given solace to the emotions of countless people.
I love your poem💚💚
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