We write to liberate ourselves as best as we can, never to compete or 'show off'. Poetry that's too artificially inflated defeats its purpose. It can't be forced or coaxed. High-sounding words do not add substance. Words are like notes in a musical piece. Just as the latter follow one another in sequence to create a certain effect, so do words. Naturalness and spontaneity is the hallmark of all good writing. A worthy poem strikes at our very core when it unfolds itself so delicately as the flowering of a bud---we flow with it and identify our feelings with it--it's a moment of awakening so to speak -our hearts are touched, our spirit is elevated and we are transported into that beauty and poignancy beyond the bounds of the poem itself. This is a peak experience and brings us close to the celestial and sublime.
(Many thanks for sharing your views with me)
* Whit Howland