1. Cynical
OK, you're next.
Take your poem
Down the Runway.
Take a bow,
Then turn around.
Let 'em have a good look.
The Show goes on
all night and day.
These folks have seen
It all, so don't
Expect too much.
Ah. There's Bert Parks*.
His voice is singing,
'Heeeere she comes...'
That means it's time—
2. Reverent
Cornucopia!
Oh, point of Wonder,
Where human ears
Can hear God speak
In every range of voice!
Since ancient times,
There have been places
Where another world
Leaked through to ours.
Now, pilgrimage
Is just a click away.
3. Practical
As long as there
Are jilted lovers,
Poetry will
Never die.
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*scholarly note for those from other shores/generations: Bert Parks, an American TV 'game show' personality from the 1950s, long hosted the yearly Miss America pageant.
Max Reif
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/three-views-of-poemhunter-com/
