Poem 1 (7) -- What can a poem do?

Mikka Mi Amor                 Bones Kendall

What can a poem do?

Ask the professor who studies Homer,
Or a medieval bard roamer
Who went around wooing
Using fine words pursuing.
Or ask the African griot
To tell you what he knows.
They will all answer with glee
For they are all fans of poetry.
If you’re a bit younger don’t be shy,
Talk to a rapper, go ahead and try.
Preserving poetry is up to us,
So climb aboard the magic bus.
Verse can take you from here to there,
Some other time, or anywhere–
Riding high on the wings of metaphor
Is what lies in store–
And it’s where you, too, can be,
If you learn to appreciate poetry.

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