
This has been my mantra for a long time.
I have written on the subject many times and always introduced poetry in my class by writing this statement on the chalkboard and waiting for reactions. Here is a new poem I wrote last night.
Poetry is life:
And,
Life is poetry!
It is in your quiet tiptoe
across the room
to surprise your lover.
It’s in the laughter of a child
when she finds out jello wiggles.
It’s in the chocolate chip cookie
that melts in your mouth.
Poetry is life you know
It’s everywhere you go.
It’s being in the know
and sitting back comfy like to watch life’s show.
Poetry is life my friend,
Both a little hard to comprehend
Full of hyperbole till the end.
Look around you,
poetry is right here
sitting with you on the couch
as you try to figure out
the meaning of it all.
Life is poetry my friend,
It’s in the ladybug’s climb
up a sunflower’s tall stem
confident she’ll make to the end
to see the crisp lavender bend in the sky.
Poetry is the answer to the why.
Poetry is life:
Oh yes,
And life is poetry.
It is everything you’ll want to know
It’s everywhere you go.
It’s you,
It’s me
and I pray
it will be around for eternity.
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