A poem is a dream captured,
Feelings put in a jar,
And though it may seem strange,
It will take you far
From mountain tops, to battlegrounds
In bunny hops, leaps, and bounds
The poem is the instrument
Emotion, the art
Any way you slice it, though
A poem comes from the heart.
And when you open up to it,
Poetry can soar
Up the highest mountain
And in and out the door
A poem is like a puppy,
It is one-hundred percent heart
Poems lock into your mind
You can’t stop once you start
No matter what the subject,
No matter how bizarre,
A poem is a dream captured,
Feelings put in a jar.
Author notes
i wrote this in my Creative Writing class. we were supposed to answer the question "what is poetry?", so i decided to write a poem about it. everyone liked it, so i thought i would post it here.
Written September 19th, 2006
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This is realy good work. Perhaps you can check out one of my poems about poetry. I will mail you both links then you can tell me what you think. This is fantastic I could feel it. Keep writing.
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needs further work
There are several metaphors i like here:
'A poem is a dream captured,
Feelings put in a jar.'
this is very nice.
Others - I have problems with:
'A poem is like a puppy,
It is one-hundred percent heart'
this one is a bit naive and doesn't keep with the high standard of the former.
Also, some passages are not clear, or not worked through enough:
'The poem is the instrument (of?)
Emotion, the art (complete the sentence)(is it possible you meant 'heart??")
Any way you slice it (slice what? the poem/ the art?), though
A poem comes from the heart.'
it certainly has a potential - lovely idea and nice flow, try to work on it until it's perfect.
best,
rachel
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So true poetry is an art form the way you discribed it was great
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great write
Very true good work -
GR888!!!
Awww.. Cain, This is just AMAZING! I bet you got A grade in the Creative Writing class! I enjoyed reading its each & every bit! 
Anyway, GOD bless you all the time with alot of Love
**$h@/\/\z**
Have FUN!
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