Past Echoes

 

All the great poets are gone
whose works did please,
writing of places and things
of long ago,
Poems that sang
soft as the murmuring breeze
of loves which they did know.

 

Such pleasure reading of Poe
and his beautiful `Annabel Lee`
His love for her gentle and soft
as the murmuring breeze
from their sea, the beautiful sea

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Their words penned on paper
our eye still reads
Frost, Shelley,Keats and more
Past Poetry soft as the murmuring breeze
passes thru~ present's door

 

'Alas, such poets have passed away
'Tis true,that they're all dead
but, their lines live on today
echoeing, soft murmurs,of what they said

 

So Salutations! great poets of yesteryear
and thank you for all you gave
poetry like your's is written,no more,nowhere
for when you went, so went it, to a poet's grave

 

Reviews

[E. M. Murren]

Ah, yes, the greats. Shakespeare among them. I must say, though, that some of the great poets of our generation have turned to music. There is so much greatness in Dylan, for example... at least to my poorly trained ear. I think they are here... it is just that we do not live in the age of poetry as they did then. Poets are not glorified. Sigh. Blessings.

[Blue Moon Ice Cream]

"poetry like your's" --> "yours"
"passes thru~ present's door" --> "through"

Nice tribute. I enjoyed it. It is true that poetry is not as appreciated today as it used to be!

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Congrats on your great winning poem!

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Very good!

[Anarda Nashai]

This is an incredible ode to poetry. Wonderful in rhyme and substance. I love it. Can't wait to read more from you!!!! Cudos.

[Cold Coffee Magazine]

I'll drink to that. (mot of the great poets I've heard of were very good drinkers)

Dave

[Marie]

Nicely done.

[All faded blue]

Fran, I really liked this. Occaisionally we see something that has that flavor of poets from the past, but you are right, mostly it is gone to the grave with those who wrote so well from the heart.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Nice tribute to past poets and sure things aren't written like back tehn but then again he world is so different.. i myself have found many a great poets today including here at the cafe... well written

PS Poe is definately one of the greatest.

[Fran Marie]

THanks so much

[James K. Blaylock]

It seems that eveything great... has indeed come and gone. We try to make something just as wonderful; but alas, there is nothing new under the sun. Great piece!