The Silence Of The Beat Poets Poem by Kenneth R Jenkins

They are the ones

That kept us conscience of everything

Kept us aware of those

Even around us those effects our lives

Impact our lives through words

Powerful words that pierce us so.

They are the ones

That kept the poetry alive

With microphones and congas

Enduring our conscience of what there is

And what may soon to come

They are the ones

That kept it alive in small coffee shops

Some wearing all black to show

They are different

They have solidarity of oneness

This new generation of people is growing.

Suddenly, the mass of beat poets

Of generations gone by

With their poems

Firing off thoughts to show just

Where they mean something in then

Suddenly it just drifts away. From amongst us never to be seen

But their memories and words Lives on the pages of books



Never forget or last forever.

Yes, they were the ones

That kept is conscience

Aware of what's around us

Spoken loudly and very clear

So that the world can hear them

Strongly in our hearts and minds.... April 07