3 poems , I memorized

What I learned about poetry from poetry

 

I think,that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree..

 

For some reason about a year ago, I took it upon myself to memorize a few poems.

A Light Poem, A nonsense Poem and a Dark Poem

One poem that I hated

One that I did not understand.

And One that I really liked.

 

The one I hated was

The Lovely Tree Poem

by Joyce Kilmer

[ Because I thought it trite and simple}

 

The one I did not understand was..

The Jabberwocky

by Lewis Carol

 

{ Because the words are Jibberish}

 

And finally the one I have always rather liked.

The Raven

by Edgar Allen Poe.

 

{ because it is dark and passionate and rhymes and meanders on endlessly}

 

I do not know why, I chose to memorize any poems at all

but I do know what it taught me.

 

Be in the moment and notice the simple beauty of a tree..

Be whimsical and wild with words like Jabberwocky.

Be able to walk in the dark and yet see as Edger did.

 

My poetry has always ..ran the gamut of emotional exibitions .

 

I now love all three of these poems

because they reminded me ..

To be all three.

 

 

Reviews

[deeps]

I have heard of the Raven
The other two not familiar with
Then again I loved Poe
Thanks for your opinion on the other two though.
Quite intriquing.