Poems have words, phrases, lines

Sometimes they tend to rhyme

Structure works, but not required

The meaning is what matters

Characters, places, feelings

An ode to my lost friend

A dog that I saw to the end

Memorialized in a poem

Referencing to a beloved captain

All that becomes buried recreated

Ingenious themes of poetry scatter

No words needed just emotion

Written to promote a notion

More than textbook standard

A means to share humanity

The greats knew what to do

Breaking the status quo

Frost to Edgar Allan Poe

A beautiful string of life

Replacing bitter strife

Do not take my word for it

Embody the riches of a poet