Poetry is the calmness when the moments too bright It’s the sound that you hear, just as you take flight It’s the spark to the flame that seems to ignite The warmth of the fire on a cold winters night Poetry is beauty in the clouds and the skies The answer to questions and all reasons why It’s the soft of a feather, the twinkle in eyes And the lifting of spirits when it comes time to rise Poetry is sadness we need to express The voicing of anger so that we don’t digress It’s the shifting of patterns that changes the mood And the seeking of happiness and how it’s pursued