The
Rational Argumentator
On Poetic Clarity
If you seek ambiguity,
In searching here,
You do but err.
Who fancies incongruity,
And worships the unclear,
Best look elsewhere.
Some poets will
A mystery invent,
To leave unsolved.
I say with thrill:
"I do dissent!
Let all doubt be dissolved!"
Men Reason need,
To learn of right,
Not impotence,
And truth to heed,
And in discovery delight,
Of why and how and whence
What is, is such,
And whether it need be.
There is no sense
To not include so much
In clearest poetry.
To those who ask,
My poet's task
Is not to veil,
But to display,
Nor but suggest
What I can say.
Readers need not
Infer the rest
With guesses wrought
To no avail,
For, what I thought,
I here expressed,
For all time to prevail.
G. Stolyarov II is an actuary, science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov’s blog, The Progress of Liberty, offers a combination of commentary, multimedia presentations, educational materials, and suggestions for effective activism in favor of individual freedom. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. He holds the highest Clout Level (10) possible on Associated Content. Mr. Stolyarov has also written a science fiction novel, Eden against the Colossus, a non-fiction treatise, A Rational Cosmology, and a play, Implied Consent. You can watch his YouTube Videos. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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