What a Poem Is

A poem is the way

we transmit emotions

through intellect and style.

Meaning does not have to be

the purpose of poetry.

At least it’s not so for me.

Flarf is becoming more and more

the purpose we cannot ignore;

what beautiful language is for.

Rhymes are not just an accident,

but the meaning of complement.

and their purpose is evident.

Poems are a conversation

full of imagination.

Walt Abbott 7-20-2011