Inspiration for the Spirit | Poems by Patricia Petro

Poems by Patricia Petro

It was Gustave Flaubert who wrote, “There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it.” My poems are about life, living, love . . . and surviving those setbacks we all have that feel so world-shattering when they happen.

I love to write . . .
I have files and notebooks crammed full with ideas, bits and pieces of random chapters from unfinished stories and novels, and poems left hanging.... Read more

Wikepedia tells us that Flaubert had a “scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplified by his endless search for le mot juste (the right word).” I suffer the same affliction. Writing poems is not easy for me. Words get caught on the tip of my brain refusing to reveal themselves. Sometimes I need to tap into my very soul and draw blood to find the way that best articulates what I am truly feeling.

For me, poetry is all about feeling—what one feels about life, living, and love (or the lack thereof)—and putting those feelings into words that paint the whole picture in a nice turn of a phrase. I like my poems. Some are better than others, but they defy the rules and will never earn universal acclaim or a Pulitzer. I write only to purge my soul when I feel the need and feed my creativity when I have the urge.

At First and 1st

by Patricia Petro

Here
you cross on red with caution
heads turned in watchful wait
rouged cheeks and ruby lips
on models matrons mothers men
wearing red and heads in shades
from flaming copper coin
to fire engine red sirens blaring
to the orange glow below a fire lit
or it’s long black dipped in burgundy
like a painter’s brush
and still called red.... Read more

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Poems by Patricia Petro

At First and 1st

Dickie the Diver