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Why Do Poets Do It

Mix the meters Color the cadence Intermingle the breaks of line Torture the iambs Scent the flowers Tint the edges of sunrise Mellow the moonbeams Offer an invitation A subtle “come hither” Of mystery Slowly close the door As you are drawn Into inky shadows Left alone To fathom The cut, fit and drape Of garments Woven with words Stitched with secrets John G. Lawless ©5/4/2023

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B.J. Fitz

Date: 5/10/2023 1:55:00 PM

Wow I really like this

Panagiota Romios

Date: 5/5/2023 9:30:00 AM

Most original. We mostly murder classical poetry, here because we don’t know it, nor how beautifil it is Worse….we label forms incorrectly. Few here have the integrity to be accurate to form. Me, too….much easier to write free verse. Ee Cummings could. We can fool and tickle each other, sure. Writing words on paper is not poetry. It is WORDETRY. Wish I had the cajones to call myself a poet after five years, I don’t deserve that name, honestly…Pangie

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/4/2023 6:44:00 PM

FAVE, pure and simple! Thanks, John. (Though I admit I was expecting something a bit sexier. lol). ~ Not Why I Do IT!

Joanna Daniel

Date: 5/4/2023 9:10:00 AM

Great thoughts, John:)

Jan Allison

Date: 5/4/2023 8:17:00 AM

Perhaps I do it because i am a naughty person or more likely because I know no better!!! A poop poet I will always be:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 5/4/2023 5:22:00 AM

We write uneven syllables in Sonnets, too many in Haiku, and then pretend it was just the temporary glitch of a poet. We do it because we are driven to capture our thoughts. Yours resonate.