This morning, as I was reading some poems to my 7-year-old grandson, he asked… “are poems supposed to answer a question?”.  I said yes, they should reveal a truth about us, about nature and thus answer a question that we may not even have thought to ask.     Well my answer to him was not quite that complete… but in the moment, he was answering a question that I have about the purpose of poetry that is born when I sit in front of a keyboard and a blank page.

Poetry is as simple as answering questions.

Questions are inspiring
Answers are discovery
Understanding is growing
Growing is change
Change is constant
Adventure is energy
Energy is passion
Passion is life
Life is love
answering questions