A poem is nothing but word and rhyme,
Limerick and song, sung in time.
But encapsulated beauty flows from its lines
To appease the soul, the heart, the mind.
Turning blood drenched sinew of beating muscle
To accepted tone; we toil and bustle.
To ease the pain of countless-loss and crime,
To take minds to paradise, if just for a time.

A poem is nothing but word and rhyme,

Limerick and song, sung in time.

But encapsulated beauty flows from its lines

To appease the soul, the heart, the mind.

Turning blood drenched sinew of beating muscle

To accepted tone; we toil and bustle.

To ease the pain of countless-loss and crime,

To take minds to paradise, if just for a time.

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