Joseph P. DiMino Poet Free verse

So, What Is Poetry

So, what is poetry?
A fond hobby? A dear pastime?
For some, inclined thusly, it is the
cliche' “My bread and butter” – 
for others, to be sure, more a
journey toward spiritual discovery...
seeking enhanced enlightenment – desire
to make transparent man's multi 
dimensional shell of physical enclosure – 
personifying a mortal's deepest need to ascertain 
his Divine source, by looking down the tree,
beyond the soil entrenched root
of man's bony, sentient spine...

So, what is poetry? It is a place
where the poet travels to both cleanse
and play – a candle when needed
for the night...and a salve to help
when doing bout
with a blistering day....

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Lindsay Laurie February 14, 2022 at 5:15 PM Hello Joe ... this verse we really good Joe. Thought provoking for the minds of all of us poets indeed - thanks Joe - Lindsay Joseph P. DiMino February 15, 2022 at 5:06 AM Thank you, Lindsay. So nice to know that this work connected...though poetry is an intimacy between the poet and his God -- it is also written with the hopes of it being worthy enough to share. Blessings my friend!

Arjun Jangid February 14, 2022 at 4:49 AM Very well said Joy. I agree with you the poetry is place where poet travels. Nice and Inspiring. Joseph P. DiMino February 14, 2022 at 5:50 AM Thank you, Arjun; have a beautiful day my friend. Blessings!

Bill Baker February 13, 2022 at 9:44 PM Nice description of what your thoughts on the topic of poetry are, Joe. Sounds about right to me, Write On! Bill Joseph P. DiMino February 14, 2022 at 3:58 AM Hi Bill; certain we all have our own, all equally valid. What the heck, there are worst addictions...I could be painting pictures all the time:)

Andrea Dietrich February 13, 2022 at 8:44 PM This is SO wonderful. The only part I cannot relate to is "bread and butter" I don't know anyone around here that gets paid for their poetry!! anyway, your metaphors are divine Joseph P. DiMino February 14, 2022 at 3:55 AM "bread and butter" -- I hear ya. Quite a poetic imagination!!:) I hope there are at least a few Hallmark writers or song writers present. My wife pays me occasionally not to write...takes me out and buys me lunch.

Gershon Wolf February 13, 2022 at 8:14 PM '...a candle when needed for the night' both resonates with and haunts me simultaneously. Wow -- great line, Joe! Joseph P. DiMino February 14, 2022 at 4:09 AM If no executive order against the production of dangerous matches, and the cost of candles stay within our reach, we will have this poetic option for awhile.

Kim Rodrigues February 13, 2022 at 3:55 PM Poetry is so important! Oh how we’d miss it if it was gone. We need it to figure things out, to be creative, to reminisce, to mourn, to welcome and celebrate…and poets love to write about what poetry is… Nice, Joe! Joseph P. DiMino February 14, 2022 at 4:11 AM I do agree! I think poetry is really something special. Thank you, Kim. Have a beautiful day. Keep that jeweled pen of yours sparkling!!