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WHY POETRY

by David Knape

Poets are drawn to poetry
by some magnetic force
planets pulled toward the sun

an expression of their Self
lost souls in search of meaning
and fulfillment

watching words
dripping down the page like raindrops
each word a drop upon a window

listening to words
played in arrangement
scored for the eye and ear

in the building
words bricked one by one
permanence to be remembered

in the joy of seeing ideas
conceived and then birthed
proud yet somewhat afraid

with the wonderment
when the poem complete
says what is in their heart

then the jewel on the crown
the signature
the sight of their name in print

a taste of personal fame
however brief
before the flame burns out.

© d.knape October 2, 2018

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