What Poetry is To me

Lyric A. Kent

Poetry is a drop of dew

And the silent flap of a dove

It's a protest against what's not right

It's the strength of a horse's heart

The power of the dragons flight

The leopards persistence to hunt

The first laugh of a child

It has the strength to thaw the most frozen of hearts

It brings a power of no other like when the sun rose for the very first time

An ever burning fire that carries us through the rollercoaster of life

It can also be the caw of a crow; sad and menacing

At times poetry can be lonely like a wolf's howl

It can be smooth like velvet and silk

Or rough like cactus

Sometime the words flow off your tongue like a waterfall, fast but gentle

To me poetry is like ice cream in july oh so sweet but it can not last forever

It's breath-taking like fireworks

For me it sparks a passion to read on, to find what words the author has delicately woven into place

When you're lost at sea poetry is like a light calm a quiet always their to help

It's like a tight down jacket it holds you tight and keeps you warm and hopes you not to break free