An Ode to Poetry
It’s Day 30 of NaPoWriMo. I’ve written 30 poems in 30 days, and I’ve read many more poems. In celebration of the month coming to an end I wrote an irregular ode to all the poetry I’ve written and read.
An Ode to Poetry
O poetry, you make me laugh
you cause a chuckle to escape my lips
when written by one with a sense of humor
maybe even a chuckle and a half
if the poet who writes your daring words
winnows away the boring chaff
and uses to his advantage a gaffe
O poetry, you often cause a tear
to press against my eyeballs
ready to fall any moment I fear
when a poet writes on a topic dear
and if her writing is especially skillful
it’s possible you’ll find me bawling
if you lend an ear
and I’m touched by the words I hear
O poetry, how you make me think
between my life and another’s is a link
simply from words on a page, a small bit of ink
a connection is made, not there before
a bond of creativity and awe
fostering a desire our glasses to clink
O poetry, you change my mood
you make me crabby if you are lewd
even though I’m not a prude
yet sometimes you are my sunshine
when happiness and mirth you do exude
O poetry, sometimes you bore me
when you’re filled with trite clichés
but please don’t take it personally
I love you nonetheless
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Thank you for visiting. This was a fun prompt.
Who needs some old Cathacresis when we can find an Ode over here. Personally, I fear I would burn out if I tried to write a poem a day for a month; quite the achievement.
If all my poems were as long as yours usually are, then I would burn out too. But if you throw in a few elfjes and a clerihew is a lot easier.
This was great. You speak of so many realities of poetry and the online community. I liked the format of your poem.
A great style to this poem. Very readable
Thank you!
Oh yes. The connection that gets formed between a poet and a reader through written word is precious. I liked your playful ode. Well-penned.
Yes, poetry is all of this and more! A great ode to it – and well done for accomplishing a poem a day for a month!
fun – good ending
The poems that can bring a tear because of that fierce connection…are the ones that remain in your heart forever as well!
I like Kanzenkura’s twist — “Owed to Poetry”
I am not a fan of a lot of cliches either, but I found this particular prompt fun!
Happy ending to NaPoWriMo, Linda.
Yes, the prompt sounded fun, but this was already written. I did enjoy reading the other twisted cliché poems.
It is a fitting end to the month of April!!!! Loved reading this! I, too, am amazed by the connections we make, through reading each other’s words.
Poetry is a wonderful thing – an echo of the beauty of life.
Anna :o]
Fabulous end to the month Linda. I’ve enjoyed reading your work. See you next year!
Oh, I’ll be writing more poetry before next April, though not every day. I hope you will be, too.
Definitely! I will keep an eye on your blog.
Filling it with cliches is so easy to do..but we just have to massage it a little and the cliches seems fresh and new.
Hey, that rhymes! You wrote a poem and didn’t even know it.
Sure it isn’t…Owed to Poetry? good way to end the NaPoWriMo!
Good one! 😉
A really fitting one to end with!