Poetry for Poetry's Sake
Poetry for Poetry’s Sake ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 27, 2021
Poetry for poetry’s sake
Is all well and good you might say
I have another take on it though
So hear me out today
When words you spew all lofty and grand
Are splayed along a page
They’re nothing more than brain games
Regurgitated by some self-deluded sage
Unless those words do serve to heal
The grieving hurting heart
And comfort those in dire pain
Souls pierced by some tragic dart
Or when those words uplift the spirit
Of those fighting an uphill cause
And bolster hope and courage
While giving their pain some pause
If words do serve to make one think
To laugh, enrage or sob
And help a soul find solace and grace
Then poetry has done its job
About this poem
What should poetry do? Just one person's opinion.
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Written on July 27, 2021
Submitted by shulman.gary on July 27, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Axx Abxbxcxcxdxdxxxxxexe |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 697 |
Words | 134 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 20 |
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