Poet's Poetry

When poetry is written,
it mainly comes from the heart.
It's triggered by emotions and thoughts,
composed by the mind, written by the hand.
Poetry states a fact and reveals opinions,
it's music and art mixed into a concoction to touch souls.

Poetry can be written by a liar,
but be so true and honest.
The words can hurt, sting, or burn,
they can melt a heart, warm a soul, or bring out a smile.
Poetry comes natural to a real poet,
if not the art does not flow and may miss a soul or two.

When poetry is written,
it mainly comes from the heart.
It's triggered by emotions, thoughts and experiences,
composed and pieced together by mind, written and revealed by hand.
Poetry states facts and reveals opinions, out there to connect,
it's spoken music and written art, used to touch souls,


*inspired by the quote:
                      "The poet is a liar that always speaks the truth."
                                                           -Jean Cocteau
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May 26, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Very creative! I totally agree because I'm a poet Fantastic writing! -Reality
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May 25, 2009 at 8:35 PM
your words suppy so very much and poetry is all those things and so much more,,blessings..Cecil
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May 6, 2009 at 7:28 AM
I applaud this write ... let us all be liars that men may know the truth ... I share all your sentiments ... thanks for the giving.
Austin Avatar
May 5, 2009 at 8:24 AM
Yes! Then the philosophy comes up..."What is truth?"... kind of a Nietzsche question. The poet can be a liar without intent I suppose. I write to communicate...I imagine most do. Poetic license allows lies if the poet is REALLY saying something worthy. This could go on and on. I like your stuff and will keep reading it. Love, daver
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