Words
Words :
Some words are happy and some words are sad.
Some words are scented and others smell bad.
Some words are open and some words are sly.
Some words are slimy and others are dry.
Some words are cold and some words are hot.
Some words are tender and others are not.
Some words are honest but other words cheat.
Some words are bitter and others are sweet.
Some words move quickly, some words are slow.
Some words are shrinking, while some others grow.
Some words are remembered, some words forgot.
Some words we use little and some quite a lot.
Carl Sandburg
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.
Here is a list of English Poems written by various authors. Whatever the question is, poetry may be the answer. Writers say poetry provides them with comfort, a way to express themselves and the discipline of finding the essence with few words. Writing the poem (and finding just the right word) is the measure of success that the authors use. Really good poetry is instinctive. It’s who you are. It’s from the heart. You need to expose yourself to all kinds of poets and you may find your motivation and muse that way. Poetry gets to the core meaning. Poetry expands ideas.
