Poetry Shall Prevail! Poem by Denis Martindale

As long as God permits us speech
And tongues that dare not fail,
God's poetry is what we preach,
For poetry shall prevail...
As long as prophecy holds sway
Upon both strong and frail,
God's psalms shall bless the words we say,
For poetry shall prevail...

As long as sweethearts fall in love
And lovesongs never pale,
Like Solomon, we rise above,
For poetry shall prevail...
As long as Jesus heals the sick
And calms the stormy gale,
Then winsome words are what we pick,
For poetry shall prevail...

As long as knights possess that urge
To find the Holy Grail,
Let poets pause, their hearts to search,
For poetry shall prevail...
As long as breath remains God's gift
For Denis Martindale,
From poetry I shall not shift,
For poetry shall prevail!


Denis Martindale, copyright, January 2015.

Sung to God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen!