Revolt of the Poets: Or Future Wars Should Be Fought By Armies Of Mimes (a new poem)

In a daydream I began to imagine armies of mimes involved in war.  Let that sink in. It would be the kind of war one might expect a Dadaist to conceive of.  That's how the poem came about. 

Compare it to the poem which follows which is older. I wrote the second poem a few days after the invasion of Iraq. 

Enjoy.

Revolt of the Poets:

 Or Future Wars Should Be Fought By Armies Of Mimes

During a poets revolt

wise-men dissemble

old men wail

shake their heads and tremble;

women cry out-loud in fear

of mighty rushing winds

screaming in their ears.

But it's a new dance 

the children dance now

and a new song the children hear.

In a poets revolt

fools take up arms

and the wise dance without fear.

Poetry by David H. Roche (C) 2016