A Canadian's Poem (1) Poem by doug bentley

A Canadian's Poem (1)

Rating: 4.7


and what, after all,
was so wrong
with simple rhyme

and quaint folk
ballads of love?


have poets often
not been first
burst to spot

shape still forming from ground

dipped diamond-tipped pens
in pools of time

stirring up
currents of insights

that grew, in course
of time to waves?


do we not
compose,

solely for handfuls
of loyal listeners

bubblings up wellsprings,
words

meant merely to delight
and entertain the mind

moving heart to very muscle?


but what have all these labours
by we self-confessed saviours,

the 'unacknowledged legislators
of the world'*
produced?

a laugh or two?

maybe even a few
bucks on the side?

a moment's pride?

lifetimes
brain-busting
heart-bursting
outpourings

measuring,
on balance,

about a penny each?


yet still poets
ply trade
reporting,

as is calling,
pivot points of day-

so what can
such a minute
band of misfits,

forever at odds
with every era

do but
lift up
unheard voices

on behalf of
voiceless humanity?


*Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Defence of Poetry; 1821

A Canadian's Poem (1)
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Topic(s) of this poem: canada,modern
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 01 April 2013

As poets, I think iIt is our self undertaken task' 'to delight and entertain the mind! Stirring up currents of insights, that grow into waves, dipping diamond tipped pens in pools of time! Beautiful expressions and a beautiful poem! Thanks for your encouraging comment on my poem- Evening Breeze!

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Harley White 15 April 2021

An awesome poem, both personal and timeless...

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Prabir Gayen 12 December 2018

Beautiful line with thought provoking phrases...a painting of master's hands..

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Melvina Germain 24 October 2015

I think we ought to drive in the tell it like it is lane, laying out the good, the bad and the ugly for all to see. Fantastic poem.....

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Ken E Hall 28 July 2014

Original look at poetry penned very interesting to read would make the Canadian snow melt... do but lift up unheard voices well done Doug I hear you...regards

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Captain Cur 07 May 2013

We write for ourselves and as such we write for humanity.

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Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
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