HIstory of Poems...

Poetry (from the Greek "ποίησις", poiesis, a "making") is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic drama, hymns or lyrics.
Poetry, and discussions of it, have a long history. Early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy.Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition, verse form and rhyme, and emphasized the aesthetics which distinguish poetry from prose. From the mid-20th century, poetry has sometimes been more loosely defined as a fundamental creative act using language.
Poetry often uses particular forms and conventions to suggest alternative meanings in the words, or to evoke emotional or sensual responses. Devices such as assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve musical or incantatory effects. The use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly, metaphor, simile and metonymy[4] create a resonance between otherwise disparate images—a layering of meanings, forming connections previously not perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, between individual verses, in their patterns of rhyme or rhythm.
Some forms of poetry are specific to particular cultures and genres, responding to the characteristics of the language in which the poet writes. While readers accustomed to identifying poetry with Dante, Goethe, Mickiewicz and Rumi may think of it as being written in rhyming lines and regular meter, there are traditions, such as those of Du Fu and Beowulf, that use other approaches to achieve rhythm and euphony. Much of modern British and American poetry is to some extent a critique of poetic tradition,playing with and testing (among other things) the principle of euphony itself, to the extent that sometimes it deliberately does not rhyme or keep to set rhythms at all.In today's globalized world, poets often borrow styles, techniques and forms from diverse cultures and languages.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Thinking of You

When I think of you, I think of laughter.
I think of sharing popcorn and cracking up at a silly movie.
I think of imagining a silly sight and laughing with you until tears form.
I think of a shared thought that only we know and giggling like school kids, upon remembrance.
When I think of you, I think of security.
I think of feeling safe in your arms as you hold me.
I think of how you lovingly provide for our family.
I think of being with you forever and never feeling alone.
When I think of you, I think of love.
I think of two hearts filled with joy, never to be broken.
I think of two bodies intertwined as only love can bring them together.
I think of what your touch or just looking at me a certain way, does to me.
I think of us growing old together and sharing an everlasting, unconditional love.

I think of you at only two times……day and night.
I think of you as my lover, my friend, my bodyguard, my confidant, my rock, my king.
I look forward to spending the rest of my days loving you.
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  1. UnknownNovember 25, 2010 at 12:29 AM

    Navin very nice ...
    U have put the excellent collection of poems.

    Good job..

    Best Regards
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