Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
August 03, 2026

A Quiet Reply

"Why don’t poems rhyme?.."

A Quiet Reply

Why don’t poems rhyme?
Some do.
Why do people cry?
Some don’t.
Why don’t lovers understand?
Some can’t.
Why do promises betray?
Some won’t.







* To be published by Olympia Publishers in an upcoming collection: Loose Parts – Poetry in Words and Images
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