Romance to Death

Reid Baer
[bigbadgrizzlybaer@yahoo.com]

	where are the traveling troubadours
			roaming in the daring wild
		communing with common folk
				imparting songs of joy at will?

I am told they are in orders
Nicely situated in towers
Sequestered in cloisters
Learning ABC's
Earning MFA's
Receiving their commission
In The Hall of Tradition
And continuing their education
In The Commentary Delegation

	while inevitably losing faith in the original word.