April is one of my favorite months. Spring is in full bloom, Long Island days seem slightly sunnier…and it’s poetry month. To put you in the poem frame of mind, here’s a haiku I wrote, just for you.
Poetry
Sensory snapshot in words
Lines, rhymes, alliteration, stanzas
Rhythm rolling off my tongue
When I’m in the mood for a little poetry pick-me-up but don’t have the energy left to write my own, I surf on poetry websites. The next poem is courtesy of www.OnlyPoems.com.:
Palm trees sway
To the beat of the drums
As my plane lands
My Caribbean escape awaits
I dip my feet
Into the refreshing warm water
The ocean sweeps me away
To my personal paradise
Shimmering scales
Crystal blue water
A blissful sight
The burning red sun
Battles the soft ocean breeze
My toes dig deeper into the sand
I don’t want to leave
The reef is a playground
To all curious creatures
And the seaweed rocks back and forth
To the rhythm of the water
In shades of orange, yellow, and pink
As it settles to rest
Sinking beneath the ocean waves
by Peyton Alexis
Do you like poetry? Why or why not? If you like poetry, do you have any favorite poets or related websites you’d recommend?
P.S. – If you’re not into poetry, no worries. Next week’s post will be written in prose. 🙂
I enjoy poetry. As a writer, we all wax poetic .
Poetry isn’t always pretty words, but writing it does improve description in our prose.
Thanks for the post. I need to read more of it.
Shakespear is some of my favorite.
So true, Sandy. Writers have a love of language and picture-creating, so it makes sense many would gravitate toward poetry as well. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. 🙂
Great haiku! I’m not a big reader of poetry, but I enjoy it occasionally. I’m always interested in the poems others enjoy. i think poetry reflects more who we are than any other medium. But that’s just my opinion and it’s late so this could just be the ramblings of a tired mind. I do find that if I’m stuck and can’t figure out where to go next with my manuscript, if I take a break and write some poetry with random words as my guide, I can usually break through the block. Writng poetry is very very hard for me, but for some reason this works. Thanks for sharing yours! 🙂
Thanks Rhonda! I love your idea of using poetry writing as a method to get your creative juices flowing. I’ll be sure to add that to my bag of writer tricks. 😀
I am not a fan of poetry. I do often find the words and images beautiful, but I don’t seek out poetry. However, I do love music. I often make note of the words in songs. Songwriting is sort of like poetry, isn’t it?
Loved the pics, by the way. 😀
Yes, Catie, you’re right. Song lyrics are definitely a form of poetry.
I like that poetry is as varied as prose. I love the classics, of course, but my ultimate favorite to read and write is children’s poetry. I’m a kid at heart, or just plain immature, I guess. 😀
Thanks for weighing in, Catie, and thanks for the photo shout out. They were all taken in Key West, of course. (Can’t wait for our next getaway in July!)
I loved it! Thanks for sharing. I enjoy all kinds of poetry, but particularly children’s poems that have that sense of whimsy.
Hi Julie! I’ll remember you when I’m looking for beta readers for my kid poetry. I plan to submit to gigglepoetry.com by end of 2013. I agree. Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutzsky among others wrote some terrific poetry.
I grew up on those poetic lines of Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose, they always made my day. Why with out the wisdom they instilled, I’d have no imagination in which to play.
I am a huge fan of poetry. Right up until we read a sonnet that leaves me going ohm and a teacher asking what I think the writer was saying. I’m not a diagnostician; I read because they give me pleasure. Go Sir Frost, Yates, Kipling and Ms. Dickinson.
Thanks for the great Haiku.
Well said, Doree. I read poetry solely for enjoyment, too.
Jolyse, I have too many favorites to list. I appreciate people who appreciate poetry. You probably know this already, but April is National Poetry Month. We’ll be celebrating on the blog Monday. Drop by and bring a verse or two!
Hi Aimee. Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be sure to share with you. Look forward to it. 🙂
Thanks, Jolyse. I hope you don’t mind me mentioning it here. That probably breaks some blogging etiquette rule. But when I saw your post, I wanted to let you know. Next time I’ll try Twitter & maybe Facebook as I just found and friended you 🙂 (For all I know that’s another party foul in the blogger book of manners!)
I look forward to getting to know you through FB and Twitter, Aimee!
PS: I like poets.org as a site.
Thanks for the tip!
LOVE poetry! Especially the classics like Robert Frost, Charlotte Bronte, etc. April is a great month. Let’s pray 4 a plethora of showers. Our planet needs it 🙂
Hi Tuere! Perhaps you’ll appreciate this little-known fact about me…I’m the proud owner of two cassette tapes of Robert Frost reading his poetry. Don’t know where I’d be able to play them today, but I used to listen to those tapes every night before sleep when I was a teen.
Yes, let the skies rain, rain, rain!
How cool is that?! I’m going to be boring and say that “The Road Not Taken” is my fave. That and the “fences make good neighbors” quote 😛
Good choices!