To Me Poetry(CPlatt) To me poetry is not
performing at open mic spoken word
for claps, clicks and cheers,
it’s not posting social media screen-shots
with hashtags, trends and likes.

To me poetry is not
wearing turtle-neck jumpers
and glasses I don’t need,
writing in the window of coffee shops,
on display like a mannequin
in a store window.

To me poetry is
trying to capture the beautiful
and the mundane, to seek out the
essence of a Wedding Day, a funeral,
or a rainy Sunday afternoon.

To me poetry is
the whisper in the dead of night,
a walk in the countryside stopping
press the most precious flower,
a pebble taken from a faraway beach,
the city streets at dawn.

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