Today is World Poetry Day, so I thought I’d write a poem about poetry. I hope my poetry, in general, falls into the “living poetry” category.
No Dead Poetry Allowed
A poem leaps off the page
into the reader’s heart
or it is simply words on a page
describing emotions
A poem evokes strong emotion
wrenching the heart
or it simply tells the reader
how to think and feel
A poem skips along smelling flowers
in a fragrant field
or it is simply a list of flowers
the writer says smell good
A poem reveals the divine
creating desire for God
or it simply tells the reader
God exists
A poem acts, accosts the senses,
implores, greets, entreats, and lives
or it is simply dead