Amidst political rancor, economic turmoil, and spiritual entropy, can poetry serve a useful purpose? Poetry stands as one of the great forms of literary art. Poems are used to say things meaningfully and purposefully. Poems are used as texts for songs.
I think poems can be ever so much more than merely pretty words. Poems can be useful, even in emergencies. For instance, the Bible contains great poetry, and the Bible has been used in personal and national emergencies for centuries. The concern over economics world-wide is an emergency. I propose that poetry be named as one of the tools in a resurgent economy. Why would I make such a seemingly impertinent suggestion? To fully answer that question would take some time. But in poetry we have both useful ideas and the means of expression which can be an effective antidote to despair.
A beginning can be made at the link below. Even as autumn is a time of change, may poems about autumn encourage us to see more the beauty of the world and what we may do to protect this precious, lively planet.
Poems for Autumn
I think poems can be ever so much more than merely pretty words. Poems can be useful, even in emergencies. For instance, the Bible contains great poetry, and the Bible has been used in personal and national emergencies for centuries. The concern over economics world-wide is an emergency. I propose that poetry be named as one of the tools in a resurgent economy. Why would I make such a seemingly impertinent suggestion? To fully answer that question would take some time. But in poetry we have both useful ideas and the means of expression which can be an effective antidote to despair.
A beginning can be made at the link below. Even as autumn is a time of change, may poems about autumn encourage us to see more the beauty of the world and what we may do to protect this precious, lively planet.
Poems for Autumn
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