Wednesday, March 27, 2013

WHAT IS A POEM? Thanks to all who gave me ideas!

Dear Journal:

The other night, he sang to me again, this time, he sang two beautiful songs that he wrote himself and he sounded so amazing! when I told him that he sounded amazing, he told me that he sang to my from his heart and soul! when he said that, he filled my heart with complete joy.  Imagine, someone having that affect on you, that feeling of complete, that feeling I feel when we talk, 2 full hours talking on the phone, with the one who sings to me! I love to hear him sing, it was awesome!

I don't have much more to write, because life has been quiet and simple, I like quiet and simple.  I am really looking forward to my trip in May, but I don't want to rush through time, I want to enjoy every moment, because when I do that, I experience life in a truly different way.  For instance, as I am writing this there is a complete full moon outside of my window, the moon is so bright it lights up my room, I love you moon!

Well, since I don't have anything to really report, I am going to share with you my dear journal, one of the poems I wrote for my creative writing class, the feedback my professor gave me about this particular poem was that maybe I should take out the question, meaning, that every line of the poem started with..... What is a poem to you? I composed this particular poem, with an idea that I had, which was to ask different people on a few websites, what a poem meant to them, so, I compiled all the answers and added a few lines myself.  I hope you will enjoy it, I called it..............


A POEM
BY: JAZZY

WHAT IS A POEM TO YOU.  A POEM IS A SYSTEM OF WORDS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, OTHER THAN THAT OF WHAT YOU FEEL

A POEM EXPRESSES THE TRUE NATURE OF AN IDEA YOU WISH TO SHARE

A POEM IS A PERSON WHO IS TEARING THEIR SOUL INSIDE AND OUT AND ALLOWING US TO SEE WHAT'S INSIDE, SOMETIMES IT CAN BE SCARY, BUT EVEN THEN THERE IS BEAUTY TO IT, BECAUSE THE WRITER IS ALLOWING ME INSIDE

A POEM IS A WAY TO DESCRIBE WITH WORDS THAT RHYME, A PERSON, OBJECT OR FEELING

A POEM IS AN AUTHORS INSIGHT, IT'S THEIR EXPERIENCE, THEIR PAIN OR THEIR FANTASY A PIECE OF SOMEONE'S SPIRIT, AN EXPRESSION OF HAPPINESS OR SADNESS, IT'S A RANT OR A BLAST A TYPOGRAPHICAL PICTURE OF WHAT LIES IN SOMEONE'S MIND AND HEART.

WORDS THAT CAN BE SPOKEN IN RYTHM

IT'S MAKING ART WITH WORDS

FEELINGS, EMOTION, DREAMS, WORDS, PROVOCATIVE ENTERTAINMENT, ENLIGHTENMENT, BULLSHIT, COMEDY, EXERCISE IN FUTILITY

A POEM IS EXPERIENCES WRITTEN IN SECRET CODES

A POEM BEGINS AS A LUMP IN THE THROAT,  A SENSE OF WRONG, A HOMESICKNESS A LOVESICKNESS

A POEM IS WHEN AN EMOTION HAS FOUND IT'S THOUGHT AND THE THOUGHT HAS FOUND WORDS

WORDS THAT CAN BE SPOKEN IN RYTHM

WHEN YOU ARE IN LOVE, EVERYONE IS A POET

A BAD POETRY, SRPING FROM GENUINE FEELING

WHAT IS A POEM TO YOU.  A POEM IS A DICTIONARY ABOUT EVERYTHING

A POEM IS A DEAL OF JOY AND PAIN AND WONDER, WITH A DASH OF THE DICTIONARY

A POEM IS AN ECHO, ASKING A SHADOW TO DANCE

A POEM IS A WAY TO REMEMBER A STORY

WORDS THAT CAN BE SPOKEN IN RYTHM

A POEM IS THE FIRST STORY IN GREEK HISTORY, WHEN THERE WERE NO LETTERS, NO ALPHABET, AN THE ONLY WAY TO TELL A STORY WAS WITH ORAL TRADITION, WITH POEMS

A POEM IS A GREEK WORD THAT IS USED TO DESCRIBE TO MAKE TO DO SOMETHING

A POEM IS WORDS, WORDS, WORDS!

IT IS THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF A DOOR, LEAVING THOSE WHO LOOK THROUGH TO GUESS ABOUT WHAT IS SEEN DURING THE MOMENT

A POEM IS ENDLESS BEAUTY

A POEM IS WORDS THAT ARE OFTEN THOUGHT OF, BUT NEVER REALLY EXPRESSED

WORDS THAT CAN BE SPOKEN IN RYTHM

A POME IS WRITING WORDS ON A PIECE OF PAPER, WRITTEN ON THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE, IN ORDER, THREE FOUR LINES AT A TIME, WITH LINE BREAKS

A POEM IS TELLING YOUR DEEPEST DESIRES IN METAPHORS SO NO ONE WILL REALLY KNOW WHAT YOUR DEEPEST DESIRES ARE

A POEM IS A SECRET TOLD WITH TRICK WORDS

WHAT IS A POEM TO ME?

A POEM IS WORDS THROWN TOGETHER THAT MAKE NO SENSE, IT'S SOMEONE JUST WRITING JUST CAUSE, BUT SUDDENLY ENLIGHTENED WITH POWER AND WISDOM AND A FEELING OF COMPLETE ECSTASY THAT ALLOWS THE WORDS TO FLOW, THEY SOUND AS IF GLUED TOGETHER BY A MAGIC POWDER

WHAT IS A POEM TO ME?

A FEELING FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY SOUL, THE COLOR BLUE, WORDS THAT COME FROM MY HEART THROUGH MY THOUGHTS DOWN ON A PAPER, THE WAY I EXPRESS SORROW, HAPPINESS, LOVE, ANGER, FEAR!  THE WAY I RELEASE ENERGY AND THROW IT OUT TO THE UNIVERSE, RELEASE FOR ALL TO SEE, A CHANCE AT DIGGING DEEP INSIDE AND FINDING SOMETHING TO SAY

WHAT IS A POEM TO ME?

IT IS JUST BEING ONE WITH MY THOUGHTS, ONE WITH THESE WORDS, ONE WITH GOD, ONE WITH BEAUTY, ONE WITH UNITY, ONE WITH MOVEMENT, ONE WITH LYRICS, ONE WITH HAPPINESS, ONE WITH SADNESS, ONE WITH ANGER, ONE WITH PAIN, ONE WITH ANXIETY, ONE WITH HATE!

WHAT IS A POEM TO ME?

IT IS A POEM, IT IS A POEM, IT IS JUST A POEM!

WHAT IS A POEM TO YOU?

WORDS THAT CAN BE SPOKEN IN RYTHM!



The moon as seen from my window - 3-27-13


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