Karl Shapiro, “..the proper response to a <br />work of art is joy, even hilarity.” <br /> <br />I <br />Poets, have lots of fun <br /> being clowns of sounds <br /> juggling words around <br /> laughing with what is done. <br /> <br /> They will amuse and confuse, <br /> refuse to follow the rules. <br /> They fiddle, play their songs. <br /> It’s never dull for long. <br /> <br /> Reading their works of art <br /> we can then all take part <br /> and leap with “joy, even hilarity”. <br /> That’s how every Poet wants it to be. <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />A new understanding is happening when <br />we see images and pictures fuse <br /> in created worlds that amuse <br /> us into joining their gaming den. <br /> <br /> Poets have lots of fun <br /> and want to give us some <br /> to see us forget our cares and sorrows <br /> to be the children of tomorrows <br /> <br /> who will make their world a place of joy not sorrow <br /> to take with us a bit of their fun. <br /> To quote Karl Shapiro <br /> poets make us their heroes. <br /> <br /> - August 14,2007<br /><br />Ben Gieske<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poets-16/
