A poem should be a disconnection between memory and experience,
kindred calms and panic moments.
A departure on winds of flame underneath the tinder,
of dark skies.
Single verses should find salvation against the whistling scythe.
Not to be dismissed in disgrace,
nor composed as the central mark of all eyes only to have perception overlook its genius.
I would believe such prose could turn sight inward,
gone down into their hearts to see what they can remember.
I would invite the lyrics of melodic voids to bear
witness to it.
This motionless expression of poetry.
The seed of which can carry passion on wings ablaze with day dreams,
while its shadow,
following due course, would cast the sky into purple dusk as
solitary souls sang eulogies to the stars.
Nothing is deceived in the speech of scriptless verse,
of imperfect sounds.
The distinguished mentor and welcoming listener,
still whisper the melodies what must be heard, to invisible audiences.
Finding satisfaction in expressing the mortality that is,
the regrettable console of eternity.
The art of pain,
the ever lasting love,
the glory of "what could come next" and how skies could be so inclined to beautiful brilliance,
if not so divided by different hues of blue.
Alas, I digress, and rather acquaint myself with a universal cataract...
Of cut flowers,
and the forgotten worth of silence.
Good afternoon Readers. To the contrary of structure I have reformed this piece so that may visualize as more a poem than a literary essay. 
I hope you find this rework more complimenting and continue to find joy in its language.
Have a wonderful day and thank you for all the praise. It has been more than appreciated.
Hey!
Welcome to YWS!
This is an awesome piece to be able to say you have written!
I love how the first line is about poems in general but then you slid into a poem of your own. This was beautiful. I am NOT sappy but this truly was magnificent! Great job!
But, you added a lot of adjectives and I am not sure if all of those were to make a point or just to show just how much talent you bleed. 
In any case, though, the words seem to flow very, very well and I am amazed at such talent!
I wouldn't call myself smart at all because the words you used seemed so professional and so ... BIG! Nonetheless, I loved this piece!
Here, I think you should connect the first two lines. They just sound choppy. Maybe change the last part of the second sentence to..."Memories and experiences of diverse things such as kindred calms and panic moments." I am not sure. Make it your own. I'm not here to choose for you.A poem should be a disconnection. Between memory and experience, kindred calms and panic moments.
find salvation against the whistling scythe.
departure on winds of flame underneath the tinder of dark skies.
invite the lyrics of melodic voids to bear witness
This line, I especially admire. I like the metaphorical tone to it.seed of which can carry passion on wings ablaze with day dreams
cast the sky into purple duck as solitary souls sang eulogies to the stars
satisfaction for itself in expressing the mortality that is the regrettable console of eternity
the art of pain
Hello again, AndrewRayne,
I don't really know what to say about this. I feel like it's a bit of a repeat of the last poem I read of yours, identical in tone, only different in subject. I think you did a better job of including the poetic in this one, but still, there are a few things that I think you could change to make this better.
The thing is with your imagery is that it gets lost between strings of little, insignificant words. Look at these:
So as not to be
only to have those
And there would be nothing to be
of that which we need to hear to
if not so
It's pretty cool how you wrote a poem... about poetry. Because even though some might call it an essay, it is indeed poetry that you've written. The imagery, metaphors and long sentences which would confuse a lot of people make this an awesome read. Of course, poetry is different to every person, but I love the way you've described it. Especially the disconnection and day dreams. Write more.
This is a very thought out, short essay you have here. If you had to do this for a class assignment, I hope you did a very good job on it. Poetry takes patience and understanding in order to appreciate it. And what you mean by disconnection could be that you just block reality throughout reading and just picture this world that the worlds of the poetry are creating. It doesn't struck the head as it does the heart. I really hope you have another interesting short essay. I enjoyed reading this one.
Hello!
I found your thoughts of poetry and literature in general really attractive and deep. You used a lot of metaphors, and that made the text even more exquisite.
I may suggest you reading Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, if you haven't discovered it yet. It reveals a lot of interesting things about literature and art. Maybe, you'll find it interesting.
Keep on creating such philosophical works!
It's not everyday he is brought up on casual conversation, so the sentiment is even more moving. Thank you. Hello there! Donizback here for a review.
Welcome to YWS. I am sure you'll have a great time here! If you need anything, just let me know
Anyway, let's go further and write a review now!
May I know what it really is? I doesn't really seem poetry to me! 
It might be because it is modern poetry and I am kind of, still, stuck with the 17th century style of writing!
It was good - but just that, it wasn't poetry to me. Did you have any trouble trying to edit it? I am sure many new users have this problem (at least, when I was new, I had this problem!). I think moderators should work on making the editing part a bit more user-friendly.
Anyway, where are the stanzas? I am sure you messed up with the structure and editing of it. Do let me know if you need help on that part.
There are some minor grammatical and punctuation errors in there. I am sure an expert will help you with that. Believe me, I am not really good at that part.
Well, that's all I have to say. Keep writing and do let me know if you need any help. Have a good day!
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