Poet Writer Albany NY
It’s Official.
After many years of publishing, writing and creating groups and poetry spoken-word events such as Albany Poets, Vox, The School of Night, The Albany WordFest, The Troy Poetry Mission and many others I’ve finally been honored with my listing in Poets & Writers.
Thank you.
Poets & Writers R.M. Engelhardt
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THE SONS OF MEN
The sons of men
Once long ago
Ruled over the
Galaxies, stars
And planets
And then
After just a
Few angry words
War
Death
Destruction
The Dark
Their descendents
Left what remained
Behind them and
Took their children away
With them and taught
Them about peace
Taught them about
Love and taught them
To just be happy
And to take care of just
The few important things
They had left
And when they
Found a small
And lonely place
Among the stars
They called her
Mother
But eventually
They all forgot
Who they were
And forgot what truly
Mattered
And then again
After just a
Few angry words
War
Death
Destruction &
The Dark
Returned
The cycle
Repeating
Over & over
Again
Throughout time
Throughout centuries
Throughout millennia
Until
One day
All the sons
Of men
Were dead
And above
Them all the stars
The planets
And the galaxies
Were gone
~ R.M. Engelhardt
I am the wandering poet,
I do not sleep
I am wasting these days in the dregs
Of the deep.
I live in the church of myself
Bizarre & unfulfilled,
The spirit of the waking man,
And the fool, the reckless fool.
For I am walking round the circle
From the outside looking in,
I am the shadow on the wall
And the wall is growing thin.
So can you see me?
Only Here
And There,
And Now?
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~ R.M. Engelhardt
R.M. ENGELHARDT 