The Poet

How silent are the fluttering wings of a butterfly
My innermost thoughts quietly creep out in reply
Both soar to unreachable heights
Where Heaven and Earth unites

I see how delicately a poet writes
To bring savor to the reader’s palate as he or she recites
The passage of a poem that grasps at the heart
Their soul it doth transport

To find acceptance and understanding in that small verse
The heartstrings, it doth gently coerce
To flit and fly a happy little dance
Upon my thoughts, the poet’s words do merrily prance

To find acceptance and bring joy
In the lives of all, each to enjoy
The rise and fall of each delicate motion
It causes such emotion

The stroke of the pen to paper
Hopefully never to waiver
Thoughts and feelings set in stone
Hopes and dreams will definitely atone

For cherished memories of days long gone
Seeing that spark of remembrance begin to dawn
Upon their lips, a smile is born
Within the poet’s words, understanding and love is reborn

He knew the inner thoughts of my soul, You did exclaim
His magical poem found its roll, I proclaim
Heaven and Earth it took to unify
My hunger and thirst for happiness it did truly satisfy

Written by:
Jason Cheney
November 16, 2020