Poetry is a
graceful motion
Flowing fluid as a
song
Words turbulent as a
storm
Or inspiring as the
dawn.
It is a private
impression
Of a mental image
drawn
Shining for the
moment
And captured before
it's gone.
Poetry is a powerful
force
Held together by
words
Too loud to be
silent
Crying out to be
heard.
Under a shawl of
solitude
Poets with pen in
hand
Compose lines late
at night
Hoping someone will
understand.
Your favor I do not
seek
The reason is only
mine
From the fruit of my
spirit
Created by my own
design.
Your love I do not
plead
It simply says I am
For poets are beyond
a love
Anyone would
understand.
It can be a
sorrowful tune
Others may have
sung.
Yet it can please
and delight
Both the old and the
young.
Poetry is a message
from
The whirlpools in
life's streams
Needing to calm the
mind
Of experiences and
dreams.
Carol Barton ©
2004
Carol's Poetry
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