Poetry is…
by EE Winkler
poetry is rhythmic healing for my soul’s delight
with words I reconstruct my day and build dreams in the night
in a matter of moments I can be anywhere I want to be
with a few lines or verses I write a new story
poetry is rhythmic healing for my soul’s delight
since my childhood it has not betrayed through joy or through plight
it has been there to right my triumphs and comfort my despair
it never leaves me wondering if it really cares
poetry is rhythmic healing for my soul’s delight
fueled both by sorrow and joy do they simultaneously ignite
a sputtering of endless words that somehow coexist
to help my brain take my thoughts and make sense of all of it
poetry is rhythmic healing for my soul’s delight
no matter where I am it has been by my side
with a longing to convey the emotions that bang on the door of my heart
it is poetry that has remained the train for my feelings to embark
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