I Am Poetry....I Am Rhyme

Joy Zito Dovel 1946 (New York)

July 23 


As your ideas flow from within
I can feel what you are trying to say
You use me each and every time
I am poetry ....I am rhyme

Simple letters become words
Words become phrases
Your phrases are sublime
I am poetry....I am rhyme

Do not hesitate to write me
Put me down on paper
I am here for you each and every time
I am poetry....I am rhyme

Thoughts and feelings flow from you
They must find their way to written pages
This has been so throughout the ages
I am poetry....I am rhyme

With quill and ink, paper and pen
Ideas and memories you earnestly sought
Now come to you as you put down your thought
I am poetry....I am rhyme

Know me as you know yourself
Feelings surface looking for a place to land
The beautifully written word by your hand
I am poetry....I am rhyme

About this poem

I wanted to write a poem that describes what it is like to be the genre itself. How would poetry express itself?

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Written on July 13, 2023

Submitted by joy.dovel on July 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xxaa xbaA xxaA xbbA xccA xddA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 772
Words 159
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Joy Zito Dovel

Native New Yorker, lover of the sea, sand and sun. Transplanted to Virginia then Florida. Writer, poet, artist, dancer, music lover. Positively enthralled with the beauty and wonders of nature. more…

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  • Jewoo525
    I liked your attempt at capturing the ephemeral nature of poetry itself... itself! A creative endeavor that was truly admirable. Not to mention that the poem itself was an enjoyable read with a simple but solid structure.

    This was such a great premise that was executed well. I would like to see more of your work. Keep writing.
     
    LikeReply 18 months ago
  • babushka.marie
    It is how I began. Just write down your feelings and develop it from there.
    Its mind medicine. She presented it well with rhyme.
    I liked it.
    LikeReply 18 months ago
  • James12
    This one brought the real emotion of writing and the joy/pain that comes from the finished product.
    LikeReply 18 months ago

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