If young stayed ever young, did not grow old, <br />If lead were never taken to be gold, <br />If roses never sickened, <br />If Love did not die, <br />If the well-springs of pleasure never ran dry, <br />If women were not fickle, <br />If men were not rats, <br />If head did not accede to rule of heart, <br />If Season did not yield to Season, <br />If stars did not give way to Break of Day, <br />If Sun were never overcome by Night, <br />If Wrong were clear and sharp distinct from Right, <br />If Sovereigns did not send poor sods <br />To fight in senseless wars, <br />If Mankind never sought to subvert Nature’s Laws, <br />If Life were not a battle that ends in a rout, <br />What would poets find to write about?<br /><br />Denys E. W. Jones<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/subject-matter/
