Functionalism Versus Poetry Poem by DM W

For me these machines
Stand for normalisation;
Functionality;
The death of the magical.
They just plod along
In their monotonous ways;
Tried and tested, yet
They don't soar like the angels.
Soon, no doubt, they will
Be replaced by ' better' ones,
As metallic grey
Turns red with rust. These machines
Are here today and
Forgotten tomorrow. I'm
More interested in
Poetry's obscure purpose:
How suns and moons turn
To pure gold in the mind's eye;
How certain moments
And memories linger like
Spectres at twilight.
How the seeds of strange notions
Grow into wild and
Beautiful, blazing flowers.