Poetry is a portrait of emotion,
Composed of words like a series of mirrors
Reflecting light onto personal history.
Stepping from image to imagination—
An archeology of a mind's life
Progressively illuminates caverns,
Where treasures of love and pain hide away—
Waiting to be painted in vivid brevity.
It doesn’t matter where the journey starts,
As long as it goes forward to a heart.
Radiant, evolved and exposed to light—
Animated by the writers mind's eye—
Emotions reveal the colors of life...
Where the portrait of poetry resides.
Pretty well said. Poetic wisdom in a real poem. That last stanza really sums it up: where would such a form be without the living emotion behind the words?
Sara,
A fine critique and evaluation of the creative act and of the craft of every wordsmith and the inspiration for that craft. This is fine, very fine indeed.
John
And the colors in your portrait are magnificent...
Cryssa
Reviewed by Flying Fox Ted L Glines (Reader)
Reviewed on December 3, 2008
That is really true Sara. Every piece of poetry we write, no matter how somber or how silly, contains a little bit of who we are. You expressed this so well :-)
Having read your insightful poem, I visited your web site. I find it hard to believe that someone so young can be so very mature. Well done, little girl!
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A fine critique and evaluation of the creative act and of the craft of every wordsmith and the inspiration for that craft. This is fine, very fine indeed.
John
Cryssa
Ted
Fee
Edwin
I salute You, Poet.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Reflecting light onto personal history
Sara, a great insight into poetry. -gene.