Expressions Through Poetry

EXPRESSIONS THROUGH POETRY Writing poetry or anything at all creative is a lonely business. You are your own judge, for what You write down on paper, invariably comes’ from within, and contains a great deal of yourself, your personality, beliefs, feelings and restlessness. There is very little honour in writing poetry, only an inner satisfaction that you have somehow managed to communicate with someone, somewhere, even for just a fleeting moment. Few people are actually attuned to your thoughts and feelings and the way you see things in life as we are all individuals. Poetry is a rhythmic language charged to the highest possible degree with one’s own personality. It often holds no practical ends, unless sheer delight is to be considered practical. It arises from, and communicates with layers of consciousness in daily life. I imagine we have all had the experience of not understanding a poem, and yet, getting something out of it. Our, response to poetry is largely Instinctual. Depending on the poet, words can either gain or lose significance according to a complex and ever changing context that is partly personal, partly social and partly historical. Poems take on meaning according to the angle from which one views them. It is futile to talk of the progress or decline of this art. The art flourishes whenever a poet writes a poem. Poetry will never wither away, as long as people feel the necessity to express themselves. Poetry is often thought of as been eccentric, and is certainly considered to be an art of high expression. Reading poetry allows us to learn, enrich our knowledge and sharpen our astuteness. I believe that there are poems tucked away and locked up in many homes, so come on, get out those precious poems, dust off the cobwebs and do something about them!