At dVerse Poets Pub yesterday for the Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft – hosted by Emmett Wheatfall we were challenged to write a poem about the craft of poetry. Immediately I thought of something I once wrote in a comment on a fellow blogger’s poem post. Later another poem on poetry started forming in my head about how important word choice is for poetry. So I decided to write them both and post today, with a link at dVerse.
Prose v. Poetry
Prose – explanatory material,
essays, briefs, and memos –
require proper grammar,
punctuation, complete sentences.
There must be a point,
clearly explained,
preferably well-outlined.
Poetry
simply
is.
* * * * *
The Perfect Word
I must find
the perfect word
convey the feeling
I feel inside.
Dictionary and thesaurus
my best friends.
Which word
do I want?
Is my soul enveloped
or engulfed?
Dictionary and thesaurus
my best friends.
Word Hippo, too.
I reread my words
but they aren’t quite right.
Sad does not convey
despair is what I felt.
Dictionary and thesaurus
my best friends.
Word Hippo and
Biblegateway, too.
Words are insufficient
but the best I will seek
to glorify my God
hope that He gives me.