THOUGH I speak with the tongues of
Men and of Angels but use not Poetry
I am a harsh sounding banging gong
Or I sound like a feeble tinkling cymbal !
Though I have the gift of prophecy
And understand Mysteries and miracles
But cannot speak poetically ~ I am nothing !
Poetry is cathartic and soothing
Poetry is gentle and supportive
Poetry is not proud or iconoclastic
Poetry rejoices in and celebrates Truth
Poetry is supportive and optimistic
Poetry is economical ~ never wastes words
Poetry is eternal ~ Poetry never fails !
There are these three forms of expression
Prose ~ Legal Jargon and of course Poetry
PROSE is stuffy ~ stifling and seriously verbose
LEGAL JARGON is unintelligible and assinine
POETRY is sublime ~ revolutionary and revelationary
The greatest of these is POETRY POETRY POETRY !
Today is INTERNATIONAL POETRY DAY ~ post your poem
This poem is a DODECET (20 lines) written in free verse ~ OK
Thanks for reading ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN XOX
Acknowledgements to Love Poem to Corinth ~ by Saul of Tarsus