poetry is motion graceful
as a fawn
gentle as a teardrop
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a poem is pure energy horizontally contained between the mind of the poet and the ear of the reader.. a vision of a poet. tony
Poems like this one, help me forget all that is practical and listen with my soul.
You spelled COMPOSE incorrectly poet Nikki Giovanni #56 on top 500 poets Poet's PagePoemsQuotesCommentsStatsBiographyShare on FacebookShare on Twitter Poems by Nikki Giovanni: 30 / 43 « prev. poem next poem » Poetry - Poem by Nikki Giovanni poetry is motion graceful as a fawn gentle as a teardrop strong like the eye finding peace in a crowded room we poets tend to think our words are golden though emotion speaks too loudly to be defined by silence sometimes after midnight or just before the dawn we sit typewriter in hand pulling loneliness around us forgetting our lovers or children who are sleeping ignoring the weary wariness of our own logic to compsoe a poem no one understands it
Poems come from the heart and the soul at any time if day or night and wherever you happen to be, you get a verse and write it down.