What Poetry Is To Me

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    My friend asked me why I was so obsessed with poetry and this is what I told her.

    What Poetry Is To Me

     You see,
    Life without poetry,
    Should not be.
    Life without Poetry,
    Is a king without a kingdom,
    A speaker lost for words,
    A writer with a blank page....
    But nothing to write.
    If I could describe why I write poetry,
    What it does for me,
    How I pour my emotions into each and every word,
    I'd never have a blank page to write upon.
    Some say it's heart wrecking,
    How you feel the way the poet feels,
    How each image is described,
    So perfectly,
    Yet so mis-understood,
    How you understand,
    But yet there's nothing to understand.
    It's like a day,
    A moment,
    A saying,
    An entire life....
    Yet it's just the written word.
    Just the spoken word.
    Poetry.....
    It's heart felt and dramatic,
    Lying and decietful,
    Believed and truthful,
    Hated and Loved....
    But understood?
    Not truly.

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    HopeOhlarik commented on What Poetry Is To Me

    09-08-2010

    Poetry is my escape from reality, its my release for my emotions. I agree, a life without poetry; would be complete misery. You might try to expand on the words you use, because you used the same rhyme many times. If it has the same rhyme on each line, readers don't like it. Trust me, I tried doing that...it didn't go over so well =p
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    himekachan111

    09/08/2010

    lol ty for the tip

    DeepEclipse commented on What Poetry Is To Me

    09-08-2010

    True! It is beyond a single dimension. Undescribable at times. Shaped according to the shaper. Crafted accroding to the crafter. It is perhaps even a mystery to the poet. You describe this beautifully.
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    himekachan111

    09/08/2010

    ty :)

    countrypoet commented on What Poetry Is To Me

    11-15-2009

    For someone so young,you are wise beyond your years.This is a uniquely beautiful and interesting perception of the meaning of poetry.I love the imagery and the wording you have chosen to reflect your viewpoint.Well done!
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    himekachan111

    11/15/2009

    Thank you very much :) I think, dream, and even speak using poetry often.

    mamasan commented on What Poetry Is To Me

    11-15-2009

    Wow you definitely are a bard and hooked on this medium and it does become a way of life. It also gives us pause to find out who we are and what we are about and you definitely are a grand addition to the land of poetry.
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    Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations.

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