Poem About Poetry - Good That Poetry Never Really Sells Poem by john tiong chunghoo

good that poets never really
make money from their craft

it's a blessing in disguise
as poetry is a sacred art
money demeans it, making it
cheap rather than dear

poetry seeks men to partake
in a private journey with god
to mark his grace and terrains

and - never readers - who have
to find their own way there - to the poets
to part take in the adventures
optional though they are for poetry
meant more for evolution of souls

they can be kept in drawers
and still have their functions fulfilled

the poets who day by day,
poem by poem see themselves
coming nearer to understanding
the scheme of things of the Divine One

petal by petal their mind too
has opened and emits soft fragrance
to enlighten all who care to be around

gold and silver
- the Forbidden Apple in Paradise -
if allowed would cause many to go astray

out of their temple they would look
for gold rather than in for their god

when that happens, a million readers
will not salvage the real value of poetry