Might I ask those who pass my way
What prompted
them to read today
My whimsical
and poignant rhymes?
Is a poet
heeded in such times?
The love of puns
and rhetoric
In place of messages
direct
Is just one way
of sharing views
And making
sense of the world’s news.
Irony plays a
big part
As do feelings
from the heart
So, subtlety
still carries clout
And poets find their
work cut out!
Plucking words
from rich-veined ore
We tease and
joke with metaphor
To express in mocking
ways
The thoughts of
many in this maze.
Beware ‘word
search’ of potent names
This is not a
time for games;
It’s not what's said but what’s implied
Because the
gist is cut and dried!
(c) Poet in the woods 2022
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