Old Poets Drink Café Au Lait Comments
Old poets drink café au lait,
While children snicker in the yard,
Saying that poetry is gay,
Deriding the pretentious bards.
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Quite an entertaining read. Well written. A classic.Thanks.
Great use of imagery! Especially fond of 'Who write like adolescent fools / Of their fabricated lives'. Those lines send a chill through me. Great poem Alexander.
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7/19/2025 5:32:37 PM # 1.0.0
Sad so many young people don't appreciate the classic poets. Once upon a time I was probably one of those kids... how ironic! Good one Alex.