POETRY

1.
Poetry is
Writing what all we felt
When the heart is asked
To translate.

2.
Poetry is
Love,
Made malleable
Through the eyes
Which behold beauty.
Poetry is Life,
The love of life, malleable.
Poetry is meant to be
Touched by
To be moved by
(and with)
Love...

3.
Poetry is
A song of words
A dance of exuberant emotions
A Grace
Full of gracious
(a) Lover's kiss.


4.
Poetry is
Jump for joy and stabs of sorrow
Sculptor Singing Sepulchers
Molding nights & days
A mash up
Into one and the same
Something brand new
Reinventing
Recollections

Of / For / To - You
True blue or Red hot stuff
We lie to believe in
Ourselves
Something better / New
Flower Love Child
You had better
Best believe
Poetry is

You.


5.
It's not what you're looking at,
It's what is seen

What you see / what you feel
In the zeal of heart's appeal

A beautiful up-lifting
To artistic heights

Poetry is
Mortality made miraculous
Charisma and magic
Choreography of verb / Oh's Of nouns

All the world - a profundity
Of Our lives
Whether lost or found

The Love letters / in red envelopes
Your heart
Crowd surfing
Amongst the herd

Blossom bouquets of passions
Poetry is

Quiet and often secret
Kept in the shade
Warmth of the live long days

Or an ode
To the night
Of the empty souls'
Respite

Poetry is...

Your bleeding heart
Shining bright
Grace
An invisible light
Only to be seen
By knowing

One's true
Feelings

Poetry is

A Painting
Of Love's loud moments...

It's not what you gawk at,
But what is gleaned.

Poetry is...

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

beautiful Butch! simply beautiful ..every line packed with vision, images and emotions ...had a very natural pause on this:
"Full of gracious
(a) Lover's kiss. " and this:
"Of / For / To - You " very poignant ... i don't think i have read before "maleable" in a poem ..but it is so perfect ..its drawn out and kind of stands out ... but fits right in .. and i enjoy the seemingly random rhyming ... the timing to me is just right ..i wasn't going to read poems this morning but those such as this one make me glad i changed me mind ..very fine says i ..yes indeed
E.

[Amanda Hakes]

I really love the rhythm of this poem! It was such a pleasant read