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Understanding Poetry

Heather Rodwell

Poem.
    What is a Poem?

A string of words
tied neatly in a bow;
Wrapped in golden adjectives
waiting for the show.

    The show of artistic revolution
Rising up
against the flow
of thought processes
bringing forth
a Hub of activity
In your cerebral membrane.

What is that wonderful
Tingling sensation?

It is your mind rejoicing
at the thought
of understanding
Poetry.