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

Poetry is… No. 14

Poetry is love that
sits unrequited 

-gws

Poetry is.. No. 13

Poetry is trapping 
nightmares in amber 

-gws

Poetry is… No. 12

Poetry is the doorway 
to conversations with ourselves 

-gws

Poetry is… No. 11

Poetry is the freshly dug grave 
for what is difficult to bury

-gws

Poetry is… No. 10

Poetry is the embodiment 
of dreams

-gws