A poem

Hi everyone,

I’m impressed by the outpouring of poetry during October and look forward to enjoying what November will bring. Thanks again to Rachel Heinrichs for providing a new word that will stretch everyone’s imagination.

I’ve been reflecting lately on what a poem is. We’ve talked about this before. A definition that seems to cover every aspect of poetry is hard to come by. In the end, poets usually surrender to the temptation to put what they feel into yet another “a poem is” poem. Here’s my latest contribution to that sub gender.

A Poem

A poem is a baby bird,
a voice unheard within its shell
growing cell by cell until
it takes form and bursts forth,
a flightless draft, unfinished, yet
this awkward, needy, naked thing
before long will take wing
and thrill us with its song.

David