Who can it be? <br />One with a message, certainly. <br />But wait, perhaps a bit of poignant thought <br />Or maybe memory overwrought. <br /> <br />No, that's not what I put highest on the list <br />Instead it's a story about never-been-kissed, <br />Or of the one that got away <br />Blissfully remembered to this day. <br /> <br />Yet when I reflect on the poets <br />Young and old that persist <br />In memory of their rhymes <br />None make the mental bells chime. <br /> <br />Maybe about a favorite animal they share <br />With loving touch and care <br />For the way they displayed <br />An element of nature as they played. <br /> <br />Or sadness expressed at a loss <br />Of a dear one whose stars were crossed. <br />Or joyful memory of those days <br />When things happened in certain ways. <br /> <br />Even anger toward those of a different view <br />That seemed to have nothing new <br />To offer but a glimpse into the inner works <br />Of a distressed life that provokes. <br /> <br />Perhaps a whimsey that makes you smile <br />Even when the tale is longer by a mile <br />And the twist and turns that provoke <br />To finally lead to the end; a joke. <br /> <br />Yes, I've got it finally, <br />There is one that always is there to see, <br />A poet above all the others for sure <br />Whose writing is sure to endure. <br /> <br />One who with pen to paper <br />Or is it keyboard on which they caper, <br />Regardless, it's for sure to be, <br />The one and only, ME.<br /><br />Sidi J. Mahtrow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-favorite-poet-2/
