"Mother, what is poetry?"
"Poetry
poetry
is when you look at the moon
and you would like to sleep on her,
when you touch the stars with your eyes,
is when you feel good
simply just admiring a flower or
feeling like a flower
above an ocean
on the wings of a seagull,
it's when you dye your hair
with the colours of the sunset
or when you dance on clouds
or travel among the planets
riding a comet.
It's when you're not afraid to cry
if a child smiles at you
or if he cries too.
Poetry is when you talk to a tree
and you ask how its leaves are.
It's watching the city when it rains
and see her sparkle with gemstones,
listen to the wind when it sings a song."
"Mom,
now I know what poetry is.
It means
to be a child forever."

February 21, 2018