Poetry Is A Lightning Bolt
Poetry Is A Lightning Bolt
Poetry is a lightning bolt that hits you
Striking you to the core
Making you shudder, vibrate
Opening your eyes
Ringing in your ears
Reverberating in such a way
You are repeating the words
Remembering the effect
And feeling it in your bones.
Poetry is a cool breeze and soothing
Soft as water along your skin
It is the language of l’amour
Embracing your body
Warm as a hug from a friend
It’s the scenery of similes
Metaphors of the world
Opening our aperture
To invisible meanings.
Poetry speaks to a hidden place
Inside the Universe we live in
But hardly touch or see
We must breathe the words
And take our time to notice
Poetry is also a warning
Saving us from our demons
Raising us to better angels
A calling to live inspired.
Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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The powerful and subtle affect of poetry
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Written on August 07, 2023
Submitted by charlesedwardyork on August 07, 2023
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| Scheme | X XAXBXXCXX DEAFXBXGX XEFCXDXXX XG |
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 1,025 |
| Words | 192 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 9, 9, 9, 2 |
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