Po - Et - Ry Poem by John Knight
Po - Et - Ry
What calms your mind when the chips are down?
How can you smile when the others frown?
Never the spectre - always the clown?
The answer I see is PO - ET - RY
What lifts you up when you're feellin' low?
What keep you sane when your car won't go?
What keeps you warm when you're stuck in snow?
The answer for me is PO - ET - RY!
When your horse is lame and your cart wheel's broken
And the words 'I LOVE YOU' are left unspoken
What makes you smile when the tears are chokin'?
The answer you'll see is PO - ET - RY!
When the water in your well's gettin' lower and lower
And it ain't gonna rain for six months or more
And you creditors are hammerin' at your door
The answer for free is PO - ET - RY!
POETRY can wash away - your bluest blues
POETRY can give you - ample time to choose
POETRY can daily - put you 'In the Muse'
POETRY can even - help you mend a fuse!
The answer must purely be
The answer must surely be PO - ET - RY!
You are not wrong John, poetry can move those obstructive mountains out of our path for sure. A lovely rhyme and flow to this poem. I love PO - ET - RY & Poetry loves me, kept me alive and kicking back for years. Smiling at you Tai
I 100% agree with Sr. Poet John a Tree stemming inside of inside and percolates out nutrients to psyche…what we need badly in metallic modern days…welled up we’re…afraid to be emotionally an ‘spreadeagle’, bolus of solace unstrung the rusted psyche…the Poetry...well timed and targeted... Ten++ Ms. Nivedita UK
a great poem titled poetry from a great poet nice piece lovely too luwi
This is very cute, it grants release and at times can also help you to see through a new light...wonderful write John....10+++++ for you :)
a sweet poem! well organized/ Everyone has a way to express his feelings. the Poet`s Way is PO - ET - RY/ LoVe&PeaCe
Poetry is a blessing in disguise for all having a bent of mind towards poetry indeed! That is why whatever be the situation a poet can pull on the days because of poetry! Nice idea the poem has!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This is a fun poem from a seriuos Poet! The reason for writing it was to remind us of the soothing and cathartic efect of all 'Poesie Jolie'. I my analyisis too many of the poems on PH are 'Poesie Noire'. This poem is a reminder that ALL POETRY should have RHYTHM and should be recitable and should sound good when recited. Poetry must FLOW. Shakspeare's sonnets are perfect examples of this - GO WITH THE FLOW! When reciting please note that in verse FOUR the pronunciation is TEXAN - MORE is pornounced MOWER and DOOR is pronounced DOWER - then it all rhymes nicely with LOWER. The Philistine who said that 'MODERN POETRY NEEDS NEITHER RHYME NOR RHYTHM' should be locked up and made to read the whole of John Betjeman's portfolio. Love & Peace in Poetry - JOHN.