What Is a Poet
what makes a person a poet
inquiring minds want to know
if you are able to write a poem
does that make you a poet
or do you need to write more then one
how about a hundred poems written down
can you now declare for all to see
that you are now a poet
is the writing of the perfect poem your passion
do you put any part of you within your poem
or is it just words you write
do your words evoke emotion
do your words all blend or rhyme do they tell a story
or are they just words upon a page
without any rime or reason
how about writing during a particular season
does that make you a poet
I can only comment on me
and what I write late into the night
I’ve been writing poems for so many years
sometimes my words bring about joy sometimes tears
feelings that touch the heart the mind the soul
many a time I’ve faced the empty page
not knowing or having any idea where to start
hoping my hand would begin to automatically move across the page
like so many times before
although I know I only write for me
not for others to judge or see
its my feelings my ideas my stories my children all my loves my life
that I write about my ups and downs
sometimes my sadness gets the best of me
facing my reality my life and human strife facing my history
writing of my poems is my therapy
in what I write down and write about
but some times it really really feels good
when a family member friend or even a stranger
has read a poem or poems what I have written
and says to me
I like what you have written
your poems they touch my heart my mind my soul
thank you for sharing your poems with me
I believe that you should share your poems
for many more people to see
I say thank you for your kind words they mean a lot to me
am I a poet well that’s your call not for me to say
all I know is I just love to write the words that move me
and I hope they do the same for you
Copyright © Dennis Davis | Year Posted 2010
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