Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Poetry's Aura

Poetry is hard to define
   as its language may be refined
or coarse, like a horse with a whinny
   or – pardon my simile – a whine  

Some readers expect rhythm and flow
  though others reject that, I know
A kaleidoscope of images may burst forth
  unlike understated razor’s-edge mirth

Poetry's aura is in her mystery
  ~ that adorns her with majesty

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Caren Krutsinger April 28, 2022 at 2:30 AM Really enjoyed your play on words here. " like a horse with a whinny or – pardon my simile – a whine "

Tom Cunningham April 27, 2022 at 1:25 AM Once a rhymer always a rhymer, that's me. Tom Gershon Wolf April 27, 2022 at 8:04 PM A rhythm, a rhyme; a poem, a pint. Oops, that didn't rhyme, I guess....

Valsa George April 26, 2022 at 11:25 PM Lovely thoughts on poetry ! Poetry is beyond definition ....! In brief, it is "mysterious and majestic" as you have said ! Gershon Wolf April 27, 2022 at 8:02 PM Lovely comment, Valsa. Thank you so much! Appreciated, Gershon

Bj Legros Kelley April 26, 2022 at 8:53 PM I love this one. I am way too stuck in rhythm and rhyme I fear...but I love it anyway! :) ~BJ Gershon Wolf April 26, 2022 at 8:59 PM Thanks for the love on this one, BJ, and great to see your avatar! I am stuck myself in rhythm and rhyme -- a love affair sublime! Peace and Poetry, Gershon