POETRY (Is a Gracious Lover’s Kiss)

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-loud moments...

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

Poetry is...

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

with such a tribute ..the muse most assuredly will bless you Butch ;) the repetitions for me became just a bit tedious though i understand the importance you are driving home ... using the second person tended to put me outside the experience as opposed to drawing me in ... but perhaps that is your intent .. not an easy task to cover the gamut of what poetry is ..i think you do a fine job of that ..it is so many things to each .. your poem has me thinking about what i think poetry is and how would i say it ... whew ...it wears me out just contemplating ;))
E.