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The Poet Bus
The Painting with Words poet bus rolled in
flags flying to the biggest ticker-tape welcome
you've ever seen
crowds gathered in the town square
long before its arrival
They knew this was the main event
and they didn't want to miss a moment.
None of the crew wore that
unkempt and disheveled look
that had so dogged the pioneer poets
throughout their careers
Now being a poet
was as respectable as a doctor or a teacher.
The poets appeared to be
just like you and me
although you could still tell
they were a different breed
by that penetrating look in their eyes.
At last we had come to our senses
following the two great
poetry insurrections in our history
We had finally come to accept that nurturing minds
and the expression of feelings through words
was as critical to further human development as
learning to walk upright.
So when the readings began
everyone already understood
the true value of poetry
making our world
a better place
flags flying to the biggest ticker-tape welcome
you've ever seen
crowds gathered in the town square
long before its arrival
They knew this was the main event
and they didn't want to miss a moment.
None of the crew wore that
unkempt and disheveled look
that had so dogged the pioneer poets
throughout their careers
Now being a poet
was as respectable as a doctor or a teacher.
The poets appeared to be
just like you and me
although you could still tell
they were a different breed
by that penetrating look in their eyes.
At last we had come to our senses
following the two great
poetry insurrections in our history
We had finally come to accept that nurturing minds
and the expression of feelings through words
was as critical to further human development as
learning to walk upright.
So when the readings began
everyone already understood
the true value of poetry
making our world
a better place
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