Poetry is… No. 23

Poetry is life beautifully 
reconstructed with 
paper and ink

-gws

Poetry is… No. 22

Poetry is… No. 21

Poetry is darkness flowing 
from the tip of a pen in the 
longest hours of the night

-gws

Poetry is… No. 20

Poetry is rage incinerating 
the page instead of the soul

-gws

Poetry is… No. 19

Poetry is redemption 
exhaulted

-gws

Poetry is… No. 18

Poetry is the sword that
slayed the demon

-gws

Poetry is… No. 17

Poetry is effervescent hope
birthed in an eruption of
joyous adjectives

-gws

Poetry is… No. 16

Poetry is reminiscing about a
past painted in watercolors
and light

-gws

Poetry is…No. 15

Poetry is the secret hidden 
in plain sight 

-gws

The Secrets of the Sea

Beneath her surface lies
Unfathomable truths
Jealousy guarded

Her roaring a warning
That what she takes
Will not be returned the same

All are tithes to the moon-drunk sea 
She takes all manner of tribute

Hopes
Dreams
Prayers
Secrets 
Grief
Gratitude 
Messages
Stone
Glass
Vessels
Bounty
Life

She is not picky

Transmuting all inside her churning depths
Into polished fragments to be left
As glittering pieces amongst the sand

Some emerge as treasure 
Others tragedy 
Everything transformed 

-gws