On Writing a Poem

What does it mean to write a poem —

Is it meter, verse and rhyme?

Or is it words chosen, placed just so,

Verse chosen as stitch in time?

Is it a moment frozen forever

An image from mind and heart

Seen uniquely through a poet’s lens

One life, one view, one art?

Perhaps it’s seeing nature true

And turning it into words

Capturing truth and beauty felt

Gently holding this wild, free bird.