POEM STARTER

Submitted by Nicholas Rock

'A poet is only as good as their definition of poetry.'

Use this quote to inspire a poem in any style.

As Long As You Make It

Is it simply writing or expression,

A way to cope with the depression?

Get pain off your chest, onto paper,

Embracing the moniker of creator.

An alignment with a higher power,

Or thoughts revealed in the shower.

Sometimes you’re comforting the crier,

Then you’re trying to encourage a trier.

My greatest gift and curse all in one,

Finding meaning when there is none.

A quick look at the literal definition

Is central to my final proposition:


“Literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.”


Mine would be:


“The strength, resilience, and inner purpose you require in your day to day life when you have been given a mountain to climb.”


Poetry is what you make it,

As long as you make it.

Comments 6

actually all of it is fantastic

that first stanza is amazing

Really nice job with this poem. It followed the prompt quite well, and the rhymes felt very natural. A lot of time when beginner poets try to rhyme they seem forced, like the line was written around the line, instead of the other way around. I also loved the last line, a very great closer