Poetry Is…

Posted on February 28, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Ms Quickly is generously posting a prompt every day.  Today’s is:  Poetry Is … https://imprompt.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/28/

Felix Mendelssohn wrote  Songs Without Words.
Poetry is Words Without Song … or is it?
The poems that I love are all musical,
meaningful, rhythmic and melodic,
they put  a glow on the humdrum,
romanticise the unexciting,
weave magical words
to convert boring
into  interesting.
Poetry  is
sublime.

 

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25 Responses to Poetry Is…

  2. sharplittlepencil says:
    March 3, 2015 at 02:58

    Viv, you hit it squarely, and I love it. There is more music in a carefully spoken – or written – word that we will ever know. Thanks for this reminder of the wonderful little world we inhabit, here in the larger one, so filled with other, unpleasant noises. Amy

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  3. mishunderstood says:
    March 2, 2015 at 07:15

    I cannot imagine my life without music….or poetry!
    I like the sound and shape of your poem. 🙂

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  4. Susan Chast says:
    March 2, 2015 at 00:34

    Amen to that, told as musically as its story.

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  5. Snakypoet (Rosemary Nissen-Wade) says:
    March 2, 2015 at 00:01

    I was just thinking, I must get more music into my poetry! 🙂

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  6. lucychili says:
    March 1, 2015 at 23:56

    yes it is a different perspective =)

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  7. Mary says:
    March 1, 2015 at 21:24

    I agree with you, Viv! I love poetry that is melodic and meaningful.

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  8. MarinaSofia says:
    March 1, 2015 at 17:59

    I understand perfectly – I too am naturally attracted to melodious poems, that I can read out loud and savour in my mouth. There is a time and place for poems that force my intellect, but the ones that sing are always attractive!

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  9. brian miller says:
    March 1, 2015 at 14:52

    i would say most of my favorite poems are songs, or have the music of life in them…
    and its not necessarily that it has to have a beat, but it makes music…

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  10. Adriana Citlali Ramírez says:
    March 1, 2015 at 12:22

    Yes, poetry is sublime!

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  11. Prajakta says:
    March 1, 2015 at 11:43

    Well said! How poetry has changed my life… I was never into poetry and now I am forever scribbling in my mind.

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  12. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    March 1, 2015 at 10:57

    You are so right.. there is a melody in all poetry.. and there are words in all melodies.. and once you know how to decipher the code your life is richer.

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  13. claudia says:
    March 1, 2015 at 10:41

    yeah – it is – and to me there’s melody in every poem and also a feel – a scent – poetry holds so much life… i’m amazed at this again and again

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  14. zongrik says:
    March 1, 2015 at 09:07

    I love Songs without words, they are so melodic

    in state, faithful lying

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  15. Mlissabeth says:
    March 1, 2015 at 02:49

    Poetry is musical and magical and sublime.

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  16. Hannah Gosselin says:
    February 28, 2015 at 22:54

    You’ve drawn together beautifully the qualities that I love about poetry as well, Viv! 🙂

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  17. Andrew says:
    February 28, 2015 at 18:25

    Very good. I looked at the prompt after reading your poem. Now all I can hear are your words.

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  18. julespaige says:
    February 28, 2015 at 17:39

    Well said.

    I posted your comment and a link to your site at the post you visited – since you couldn’t.
    I’ve heard of some folks your way are having issues, but you are the first I actually know about.
    Hope WP fixes the issue.

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  19. granny1947 says:
    February 28, 2015 at 17:18

    I agree…I love poetry.

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  20. ladysighs says:
    February 28, 2015 at 17:06

    OH nice! They all fit. But I think different poems fit in different categories. Today I’m writing to rid the humdrums. 😦 Maybe I’ll try something interesting tomorrow. 🙂 All sublime.

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  21. Misky says:
    February 28, 2015 at 16:19

    Yes, indeed, it is, Viv. xx >

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