Poetic Art Poem by Barry Middleton

Poetic Art

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how must we paint astonishment
we speak about the rose
the breathlessness of love

there lies the topic of all poetry
pain encased in ice or burned by desire
the butterfly and the battlefield

astonishment is of grace and agony
poetry is the fever of obsession
an ultimatum and confession

it is tenderness or violent cruelty
the wonder of dawn and time
the serenity of twilight on the ocean

it is a vessel for jagged tears of grief
poetry is never reality or fiction
poetry is a stunned reaction to universe

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Poppy Miller 18 March 2016

How true your words are Barry.

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Barry Middleton 18 March 2016

Thank you Poppy. Nice to have you reading my poems.

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