Voices in the Wilderness <br /> <br /> <br /> We are sometimes without a doubt<br /> Lone voices in a wilderness<br /> When we feel deeply and need to express<br /> Those views held deeply within our breast<br /> <br /> We are the poets writing in seclusion<br /> In isolation and utterly alone<br /> But the impulse is there and cannot be repressed<br /> Everything coming to mind must be expressed<br /> <br /> And if as a result of that expression<br /> There arises discussion both for and against<br /> At least it is out there for all to see<br /> And a chance to engage for both you and for me<br /> <br /> The poets of old, those philosophers of yore<br /> Spent much of their time so engaged every day<br /> But these days it&acirc;��s not a thing we all do<br /> Methinks that is something one day we will rue<br /> <br /> John Cornick<br /> Halifax, Nova Scotia<br /> <br /> <br />   Submitted By: John Cornick