There's one thing about poetry that's for sure,

Whatever the theme, it's been done before;

Except for stuff about modern inventions

(I''ll allow that these provide new mentions),

The stuff of love, hate and the rest

That poets like to get off their chest,

Have featured in poems of the past

Some of which will always last,

Because they skilfully touch the heart

In timeless ways that can impart

That certain something beyond price

Devoid of cliche and artifice,

And speaks to us across the years

About our hopes...our dreams...our fears

So - when you write, know it's for sure:

That what you say has been said before.

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