Four score young poets meet
in a metropolitan city.
So many living
in one century
no one country has !
Times have changed !
So has
their number and
their tete- a - tete !
Years ago:
What were they writing ?
What was being written ?
A comment, a lament , a complaint !
Some excitement !
But now :
A mere meaningless conversation !
Jobs and jubilations !
Grants and gratifications !
Influences and references !
Honours and honorarium !
But
no talk of poetry !
Jun 24, 2017
Jun 24, 2017 at 8:33 AM UTC
Four score young poets meet
in a metropolitan city.
So many living
in one century
no one country has !
Times have changed !
So has
their number and
their tete- a - tete !
Years ago:
What were they writing ?
What was being written ?
A comment, a lament , a complaint !
Some excitement !
But now :
A mere meaningless conversation !
Jobs and jubilations !
Grants and gratifications !
Influences and references !
Honours and honorarium !
But
no talk of poetry !