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Do you know what poetry is?
Is it meant to let words live?

You let it express what's within
Finding resemblance
Shedding light on ignorance

You give it reasons for being
By writing in meanings
Another way of communicating
To give new understanding

In the words we weave
Are stories to be seen
By those who use imagery
Sometimes there are twists
That are there to deceive
Giving you opinions to believe
Using lies for sympathy
Or using truth to good means

You give words life
Every time you write
Or is that a lie?
Some of you might find
It otherwise [comments] => 9 [counter] => 264 [topic] => 25 [informant] => Essentially9 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 19 [ratings] => 4 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => MiscPoems )

What is Poetry?

Contributed by Essentially9 on Thursday, 22nd July 2004 @ 11:35:34 PM in AEST
Topic: MiscPoems

What is Poetry?

Do you know what poetry is?
Is it meant to let words live?

You let it express what's within
Finding resemblance
Shedding light on ignorance

You give it reasons for being
By writing in meanings
Another way of communicating
To give new understanding

In the words we weave
Are stories to be seen
By those who use imagery
Sometimes there are twists
That are there to deceive
Giving you opinions to believe
Using lies for sympathy
Or using truth to good means

You give words life
Every time you write
Or is that a lie?
Some of you might find
It otherwise

Copyright © Essentially9 ... [ 2004-07-22 23:35:34]
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Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by Gentledove on Thursday, 22nd July 2004 @ 11:55:41 PM AEST
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This is a wonderful write.
Gentledove

Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Friday, 23rd July 2004 @ 12:18:12 AM AEST
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yes, i agree, poetry has life, a heartbeat, it breathes; great write:) hugs n' love nessa

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Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by Kindredblood_dragon on Friday, 23rd July 2004 @ 05:42:30 AM AEST
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beautifully written and so true.
I write to create, to bring imagery to life, although what I write about isnt everyone's cup tea.
But then we are all different and your poem quotes that to, awesome job here Essentially9, well done.

Take care

Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by pixie on Friday, 23rd July 2004 @ 08:34:57 AM AEST
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great write,

pixie xx

Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by Justalady on Thursday, 5th August 2004 @ 11:26:02 AM AEST
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As revealed in your great verse.. it is indeed different things to different people. I have a site with all my work and as you can see, I had my own version of the same topic.
Poetry is the emotion of the soul, that part that is only shown on the pages of printed text. It's flow can be gentle or raging, funny or sad. A picture painted with printed word. It's hue is the true color of the writer's heart.

This is what poetry is to me, and what I strive to convey.

June E. Miller (Justalady)
12/14/2002

Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by Coaster on Wednesday, 1st December 2004 @ 11:19:08 PM AEST
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Haha this poem got me riled up. I can see it being performed out loud. Thanks for posting.

Ryan

Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 9th January 2005 @ 01:49:01 AM AEST
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Awesome write!

Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by afterdark on Sunday, 30th January 2005 @ 05:56:17 PM AEST
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Poetry should please by a fine excess and not by singularity. It should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost as a remembrance.
In all of your writes you do just that.

Re: What is Poetry? (User Rating: 1 )
by hauntedscorp on Wednesday, 5th November 2014 @ 10:52:02 AM AEST
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You are poetry.

Okay, fine. This isn't your strongest effort, but I miss your thought process just the same.

~Scorp

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