Here’s an article published by Henry Arthur Jones (circa 1900) entitled “What's the Use of Poetry? “ I felt I should post it for your reading pleasure. Enjoy... What's the use of poetry?  - Why to live upon, when one can't get bread and cheese; to clothe and warm oneself with, when one is ragged and cold! What's the use of poetry? -  To keep faith and hope and worshi[...]

Earth made flesh in the mind of manAs Bright Light flickers, Then crashes in pounding waves Upon the dusty shores of lake Narcissus, That vaporous mirror on which the drama of life Is observed and eventually understood As the play of Bright Light itself.Light-stringed puppets reflected Against a dark canvas, Domain of she, the goddess of night supreme, Cloaked in the guise of Love,Bright Light&rsq[...]