So what is our opinion here of that stuff they call poetry? Damned if we know, but here is what we dreamt it might be:
Poetry is nothing more and nothing less than words, forged in the fire of emotion, seasoned with a natural rhythm; clarified and cooled by intellect, and the crystal clear waters of a poet’s soul. It is the essence of nakedness, adorned with the simple jewelry of honesty; unpretentiousness riding of wild horses running free.
POETRY IS
the afterglow of lightning,
soothing calm following
a mother's soft embrace. . .
controlled rebellion verbalized,
fused with a rainbow's sigh. . .
the sound of cool rain sizzling
on shimmering summer sidewalks,
the oohs and aahs of children
when they see it all first time.
© JOSEPH ROQUE 2010
But, what about us? What are we in all of this?
Why, we are, all of us, two-legged potential poems, sponge-suited emotional energy, tripping bouncing and careening off everything around us.... desperately searching for fugitive words, and the perfect vehicle of expression to put them in.
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Poetry is nothing more and nothing less than words, forged in the fire of emotion, seasoned with a natural rhythm; clarified and cooled by intellect, and the crystal clear waters of a poet’s soul. It is the essence of nakedness, adorned with the simple jewelry of honesty; unpretentiousness riding of wild horses running free.
POETRY IS
the afterglow of lightning,
soothing calm following
a mother's soft embrace. . .
controlled rebellion verbalized,
fused with a rainbow's sigh. . .
the sound of cool rain sizzling
on shimmering summer sidewalks,
the oohs and aahs of children
when they see it all first time.
© JOSEPH ROQUE 2010
But, what about us? What are we in all of this?
Why, we are, all of us, two-legged potential poems, sponge-suited emotional energy, tripping bouncing and careening off everything around us.... desperately searching for fugitive words, and the perfect vehicle of expression to put them in.
We Like: "http://www.kristineongmuslim.weebly.com"