Poets Are Like Flowers Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

The canvas of poetry is a true wilderness
Completely covered with blooming flowers
Occasionally, you will meet thorns and dark valleys
But the vast landscape of poetry is covered in beauty
All colours are displayed in their true essence
It is never a dull moment when you venture out into the heart of Poetry
And get to meet so many words
Words that are truly remarkable
Dressed with all sorts of scents, colours and stories
Some of them are adorable like lilac flowers or water lilies
Others are stuffed with powerful messages like roses or dead horse arum lily
And are designed to send powerful spells deep into the heart
It is the innocent looking words that are more potent
Carrying their message on the canvas of their brightly coloured petals
Like a message meant for angels
These words are loaded with lots of peace, hope and love
It is as if poetry is a botanical garden with all sorts of exotic flowers
I have enjoyed so many colourful days inside the garden of poetry
I have met so many Poets through the sweetness of their words
And sometimes through the bitterness of their nectar
Poets are like flowers sent to decorate and spread a message of love
It is not the absence of pain in their words that bothers me
It is the presence of life in each and every word that makes me proud
Like a mother hen, I feel compelled to shield all Poets
From all the stresses of life
So that they can write from a happy heart
But life will be dull without the itchy feelings and the occasional solid nodule of pain
It is the combination of deep emotions and colourful moments that paints the canvas of poetry with beauty
It is the true essence of life that is displayed on the petals of poetry

©Kenneth Maswabi