What is poetry?
By Stephen Xinos
Poetry is the sounds that you hear in the morning
When the birds are chirping. It is that humming in
Your head to your favourite toon.
Its your deepest and darkest secrets and feelings
Expressed with passion and creativity. It is
The dialogue to your life.
It is the coaches’ words before the big game. It is
Your parents congratulating you on your
Achievements.
Poetry is an experience. It is an experience for
Other people to snap to or an experience for
Yourself to vent for your eyes-only.
It is pouring your heart and soul on paper
With no limits or parameters. Its where the
Creative shine and the nervous flourish.
Poetry may be a way to express and emotion
Or idea to some but it is more than that.
Poetry is the shocking truth that readers
Everywhere love to see.
Poetry may just be words on paper to some
But if you look closely enough you will see
That poetry is a memory for people to share.
