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The Ears To Hear

Naomi Fowke

Free verse
The Riddler riddles
The Rhymer speaks
But who will listen?

To the message
That they weave
Now faded by
The tapestry of time
A message once
So bright
Colours clear
But did we have?
The ears to hear.

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Written January 2005 Copyright ©️ Naomi Fowke

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Written on October 01, 2005

Submitted by nfowke on September 19, 2023

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Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 9
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