I had a good definition,

in the sense that it itched the ear,

made me smile a bit,

but listening to myself

now makes me sick

—— and I’d not dare describe it

poetry - POE-et-trEE:

1.) n. - the art of expressing one’s soul through the written word

_ Ex: The man was moved by the child’s poetry._

2.) n. - A state of existence in which a being becomes trapped in the articulation of things that go beyond all manner of natural comprehension

_ Ex: The man couldn’t decide if poetry were a blessing or a curse_

3.) v. - to fail on a recurrent basis to quantify the precise thoughts one attempts to convey; typically in a beautiful and/or horrid fashion

_ Ex: The young woman knew there was something more to it all, yet poetry gave her only temporal relief from the thought_

4.) n. - Oh the LORD,

whom made that first poem,

o’er the void,

His own Name etched onto the earth,

then when His piece was finished,

the poem came up with a deep breath,

weeping as a babe,

reaching for His heart and warmth,

with tongues set to not structure or rhyme,

but to a language of perfect harmony

that men have forgotten.

_Ex: My God, my God, take from me this poetry!_