Spoken Word Is the Auto-tone of Poetry....

"Spoken word is the auto-tone of poetry"....this is what one of my teachers told me. I am currently in a poetry class here at my last sem at HU. It's called Creative Writing Poetry. My teacher, Tony Medina is completely OD, but he's still cool and I like his teaching style ((sometimes lol)). He pushes us to write with imaginary and to make the words come alive. He also encourages us to read more books about poetry and the flow of it and the techniques behind it.
I used to write and perform spoken word my freshmen and sophomore years here at Howard, but because of my work schedule and heavy class schedule, I had to stop because I no longer had the time. But I do still appreciate good poetry when I come across it. I recently went to a public library here in DC, to get a book for another class, and I ended up picking up a book of love poems by Nikki Giovanni. And there are several poems in there that once I read, I immediately knew that was the way I felt about Jonathan....soooo....for a couple of blogs I will be posting poems by Nikki Giovanni and probably other poets throughout the sem as I continue on throughout the course...so just hang in there with me....here it goes!!!!!
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Love Is

Some people forget that love is
tucking you in and kissing you "Good night"
no matter how young or old you are

Some people don't remember that love is
listening and laughing and asking questions
no matter what your age

Few recognize that love is
commitment responsibility no fun at all
unless

Love is
You and me

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And I Have You

Rain has drops Sun as shine
Moon has beams That make you mine

Rivers have banks Sands for shores
Hearts have heartbeats That make me yours

Needles have eyes Though pins may prick
Elmer has glue To make things stick

Winter has Spring Stockings feet
Pepper has mint To make it sweet

Teachers have lessons Soup du jour
Lawyers sue bad folks Doctors cure

All and all this much is true
You have me And I have you