Poetry

A poem is just a rhyming verse That sometimes carries a hidden curse Cos of night while you try to sleep Into your mind, rhymes and words do creep Lying in bed so quietly Words fall into place silently Like clothes in a dryer spinning around and around The minds’ abuzz but there is no sound Poetry is an expression Great therapy for depression As thoughts transfer from mind to paper Then disappear from your thoughts like an invisible vapour I like to write my feelings down As all my thoughts could make me drown I believe the words that I share Relieve my soul and allow me air. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ©copyright Juanita Torr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Vicky Tsiluma

Date: 1/13/2013 1:13:00 AM

Well stated Juanita! True words these! Sometimes words just flow into your head and refuse to leave until you've put them down - never mind the time of day or night! That's the poet's life- it requires flexibility.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/5/2013 8:59:00 PM

you hit this one on the nail... poetry can save and bring many tears... to me poetry is a get ways... love the verse... i like the way you ended the poem,,, with the air you breathe... nice free falling image..pd

Ayesha Karim

Date: 1/4/2013 10:05:00 PM

I loved the last stanza cause I can relate. I like to write my feelings down but the last two lines describe why I write my poems so thank you for clarifying that for me and I'm sure other poets on Poetry Soup too...

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/4/2013 9:55:00 AM

How true, I need writing almost as much as breathing.