Joanna Daniel Poet Rhyme

We See What We Want To See

Daffodils are humble flowers 
Which inspired great Wordsworth to sing 
Flowers have attractive powers 
We see them with eyes adoring 

What is a flea to write upon?
A normal man might show disgust
But it's where Donne's insight is drawn 
We find it stirs, don't get nonplussed 

A Grecian urn isn't noted much  
Unless you read Keats' ode on it 
Now, he gives it a magic touch 
We see how 'dull' becomes a 'hit'

We see just what we want to see
Be it the truth, or plain beauty
We exalt things through poetry 
And that is us poets' duty.



05.23.2021

For Daniel Turner's "We see what we want to see" contest

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David Kavanagh June 9, 2021 at 12:27 PM Excellent writing Jo, the poets quotes are a wonderful prologue to your poem, and set the stage, indeed a poets duty, is to extract blood from a stone, the mundane underpins all things, reminds me of a great lyric from the Foo fighters, (There goes my hero he’s ordinary) congrats cheers David

Christuraj Alex June 9, 2021 at 9:39 AM Another beautiful one from you. Congratulations!

Robert Lindley May 23, 2021 at 7:16 AM Such beauty, truth, power ands heart in this gem my friend! Loved the three quotes. The essence within your wonderful new creation. A great fav to have found this bright new morn my friend ... God bless.

Victor Buhagiar May 23, 2021 at 6:49 AM Three famous poets and their flowers. And you chose three beautiful flowers. Hugs.

Tom Cunningham May 23, 2021 at 3:37 AM Well written Jo, you can write about anything when you put your mind to it, there is beauty in everything. The greats inspired you well Jo. Tom

Gary Radice May 23, 2021 at 3:26 AM Your poem resonates with me Jo. I really love your thinking behind your poem. It reminds me of a poetry tip the one time UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion offered up to poets - He said: "..Honour the miraculousness of the ordinary. What we very badly need to remember is that the things right under our noses are extraordinary, fascinating, irreplaceable, profound and just kind of marvellous.." Cheers - Gary Joanna Daniel May 23, 2021 at 5:52 AM What a lovely quote, Gary! Thank you for your encouraging comment:)