Ken Jordan Poet Light Verse

Poetry

Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: Poetry
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written:  2005

Poetry?
Yes I read it, I paraphrase it -

But, I don't look at poetry
through pitched fork eyes -

There's nothing here
to fear -

Poetry? 
It's not a beast about to strike
at the slightest flinch -

Though I believe that poetry 
must have sharp teeth
to give bite to each verse 
that's written -

If not for teeth, poetry doesn't exist -

It must speak of literal substance
and relevance -

Poetry?
Who's to know for sure
what's in the mind of a poet -

It's the mystery of the muse
that attracts bees to honey 
that where a poem live's

It's not the rhyme, it's the rhythm 
of the rhyme -

It's not the water, It's the flow 
of the water -

Flip a coin, You say heads
I say Tails - who's to know for sure-

That's what poetry is to me,
a journey of mystery like 
the ocean, where sharks 
in all their glory lives -


Poetry?
Yes, I read it - I paraphrase 
it -

But, I don't look at poetry
through pitched fork eyes -

It flows softly upon a rugged river
at times it falls from the sky
light as a feather-


Poetry?
Yes,
I read it -

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