The Greater Cats
The Greater Cats :
The greater cats with golden eyes
Stare out between the bars.
Deserts are there, and different skies,
And night with different stars.
VICTORIA SACKVILLE-WEST
The word POETRY originates from a Greek word meaning TO MAKE. A poet is thus a maker and the poem something that is made or created. No single definition of poetry is possible but some characteristic features of poetry may be mentioned. Poetry has a musical quality with rhythm, pitch, metre and it may use figures of speech such as simile and metaphor. While quite a few poems in this selection are in traditional forms, the unit also includes modern poems that are free from formal restrictions.
