Welcome to our daily poetry series! Today’s poem, “If All the Music Were,” by Tony Maude, reflects on the profound impact of art, music, and literature on our lives. This evocative piece serves as a reminder of how these elements enrich our world and what might happen if they were to vanish.
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Poem:
If all the music were
hoovered up,
The whole world would
suddenly stop.If all the paintings were
blotted out,
Windows would cease to let in
light.If all the poems were collected
and burned
In a way, that would be the
end.If all the books were drowned
or wiped.We’d have to hide paintings
behind the eyes
Stored beside the tanks of
tears.
Music and songs on shelves
along
The tubes that run from the
soul to the ears
And poems jogging down the
track
From the heart to the mind to
the tongue and back.
TONY MAUDE ©
