Poets United to Advance the Arts: POEM OF THE WEEK

Monday, March 30, 2009

POEM OF THE WEEK

You
BY: Clara Freeman

Birds fly
bells ring
all because of you

April showers
budding flowers
clear skies of blue

Grass grows
the crisp white snow
Nature's green
Angels sing
all because of you

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TEARS FOR WATER* BY SINGER ALICIA KEYS

Like many folks, I am a big fan of Alicia Keys.
Her musical talents have moved me to tears, smiles, nods of agreement, and even smooth moves on the dance floor.

So, I was really geeked to find her poetry book amid the many treasures uncovered at my local thrift store.

Here's the verdict...
I wasn't all that impressed.
In my opinion, she's a much better lyricist and singer than poet.

Although her candor and willingness to expose her raw emotions through the written word earned much respect, I had higher hopes.

For one thing, the poems were too long to create the effect that they had the potential of creating. Secondly, there was nothing unique or original in her style of expression.

The positives?

I loved some of the titles and the book has over 100 pages of verse.

Overall I would give it ** STARS.