what is poetry

Often times, I tease my kids and neighborhood kids to write some poetry.

They innocently ask, what is poetry? So, I wanted to write a poem about

poetry itself.

Tried to make it as simple and easily understandable. No violence of verbosity

and tyranny of dense thoughts, or ethereal lunacy. Hence, without much fuss, here 
are  few lines about simple prose/poetry to inspire children to be aware of , read
and write some poetry/verse.

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What is poetry?

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It is about rising and falling sun, its rays and its shining

It is about hiding and seeking moon, grey shapes on it

It is about tiny twinkling stars up there and so many of them

It is about bluish vast sky, its nearness, farness and its colors

It is about ever repeating cycle of seasons and bounties they bring along

It is about flapping and flitting butterflies and bright clothes they wear

It is about spitter-spatter of rain and its silver lines and bubbles it creates

It is about flying birds of all sizes, their many colours and soft feathers

It is about plants and trees and their baby life, their play with wind

Their canopy, boring bark, their shiny leaves, fruits, roots and seeds.

It is about lovely blooming buds and flowers and their bright paints

About buzzing bees around them, the flowery smells and their short life

It is about misty mornings, bright evenings  and beautiful nights

It is about mommy’s love for us, grandparents grand pampering

It is about all the strange cooking sounds and smells from kitchen

It could be about many gods around us and their unbelievable stories

It could also be about us, our thoughts and feelings just about anything.