"Old Poetry"
by Mac McGovern
trust to me old poetry
I shall cherish
as the new,
I will read like old
by candlelight,
savoring the smell
of ages past,
listening to their
conversations,
their cities sounds
wrapped in the virtual
reality of time,
reliving days
until now
unknown to me,
thankfully preserved
nature, family, history,
love,
and not to be left out,
Poe’s tales of gore,
I love the new poetry
for today,
but
trust to me old poetry
I shall cherish
unto death
Poetry
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Very thoughtful piece. Your poem has a nice rhythm and flow to it. Tell me, what are your most cherished old poetry pieces? I always enjoy learning about other writers’ favorites!
Dickinson, Hawthorne, Poe, Kilmer to name a few. However, I do not read them as often today because there are so many new poets with uniquely different poetry available.
Thanks for asking.
Mac