Extinction of Meaning
Uncommon words
unheard
unsaid
unlearned
suppressed
unknown
so dead:
rare definitions perishing
then cultures disappear
sacrificing everything
history holds dear.
Extinction of Meaning © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
View this poem at AllPoetry.com
20 words (prompt limit). Survival brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2764360-Brevity--20-words-or-less
Poem motivated by the unfortunate phenomenon of dying and lost languages.
More on that topic:
Endangered Languages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_language
Language Death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_death
BBC: Why We Must Save Dying Tongues
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140606-why-we-must-save-dying-languages
Submitted: October 30, 2020