'Tis A Wonder Poem by David Whalen

I wonder why "wonder"
Doesn't last a wee longer

Why awe turns to "as usual"
Upon further perusal

And "surprise" doesn't surprise us
But for a moment, if at all

Why "amazement" becomes mundane
Commonplace and lame

Why does our mind cease to wonder
Of lightning and thunder

Why does "surprise" and "delight"
Be so quick to take flight

Tis a pity, such a sorrow
That the mind becomes so shallow

That wonder and awe
Become cliché and banal

Tis a wonder…sure a wonder
…That we bother to wonder at all…