National Poetry Month--day 30

Some final thoughts on poetry...

Why read it? Because a poem can do two things for you. It can cause you to have a moment--and a lifetime--of joy over language. And it can say for you what you yourself have not found adequate words, or maybe any words, to express. Such is the nature of art, that we are enriched by both the medium and the message.

When people say they do not like poetry, they are denying the language, and they are denying their connection with the rest of the world. Sometimes people complain about the "bad" poetry they have read, but to shun art because some of it is sub-standard is like saying you will never eat again because you had a bad meal.

Your poem for today is a song lyric.