1. Cynical <br /> <br />OK, you're next. <br />Take your poem <br />Down the Runway. <br />Take a bow, <br />Then turn around. <br />Let 'em have a good look. <br />The Show goes on <br />all night and day. <br />These folks have seen <br />It all, so don't <br />Expect too much. <br />Ah. There's Bert Parks*. <br />His voice is singing, <br />'Heeeere she comes...' <br />That means it's time— <br /> <br /> <br />2. Reverent <br /> <br />Cornucopia! <br />Oh, point of Wonder, <br />Where human ears <br />Can hear God speak <br />In every range of voice! <br />Since ancient times, <br />There have been places <br />Where another world <br />Leaked through to ours. <br />Now, pilgrimage <br />Is just a click away. <br /> <br />3. Practical <br /> <br />As long as there <br />Are jilted lovers, <br />Poetry will <br />Never die. <br />____ <br />*scholarly note for those from other shores/generations: Bert Parks, an American TV 'game show' personality from the 1950s, long hosted the yearly Miss America pageant.<br /><br />Max Reif<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/three-views-of-poemhunter-com/
