Aesthetics and rhythmic attributes of languages combine and form poetry which is an expression with a lot of elements that adds much beauty to the poems. Writing it will make a poet induce a whole amount of emotions as well as thoughts on a particular subject. Reading and understanding make us create a new outlet of imagination and way of thinking in a manner of expressing ourselves. The constant and gifting new horizons with a productive ideology will be the outcome of poetry towards human life. Some of the influences that poetry brings up in a human being:
- Helps to find the inner peace of a person:
Inner peace and building are the most finetuning of growth needed in life. The effort of a poem will diverse from person to person, but the impact it brings on the soul will be much inner peace. As humans whose thoughts are always wandering into infinities, poetry makes to find the explanation of why thoughts and imagination really matters. Through a vast number of different perspectives inputted in poems, will gives us a space for much thinking and imagining which will be apt and worthful to live with.
Sara Teasdale (Peace): “Peace flows into me, As the tide to the pool by the shore; It is mine forevermore, It ebbs not back like the sea…”
- Exploring life and thoughts in poetry:
Reading and understanding poetry takes time, but getting up to its inner meaning will take more time. Poetry shows up with the thoughts and feelings upon a situation, a particular topic, about people, group or a particular one, single or more emotions, social issues in many ways which include satirical, humor, romance, joy, grief and much more. Reading these will help us to have a vision of the things which are mentioned and explained in the poem. These teach about what another person or people’s life was or are and how they felt or feels, where those important events happened and their reasons, and much more. This is an exploration of life as well as the thought process which is happening within ourselves.
Walter D. Wintle (Thinking): Life’s battles don’t always go, To the stronger or faster man; But sooner or later the person who wins Is the one who thinks he can!
- Power to Inspire and Change:
Preparing for accepting changes in life and getting inspiration for leading life in an ecstasy way should be a prior one that has to be implemented in life even if it takes chances and time. Poetry endures with a lot like personal experiences, confessions, raising questions, pointing out things that should be reframed. The things or happenings which require changes, modifications are also delivered in poetry which may or may not be the voice of a mass. Lifestyle, life experiences, positive teachings, and much more reflected in the poetry inspire and makes a gradual change which will be the positive intention and therapy given by the poet and poetry.
William Blake (Auguries of Innocence): To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wildflower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.
Poetry helps in the time of hardship as well as in harmony as it changes the way we think and create. The music language will make us cry, laugh, feel intense, optimistic, completely takes to another dimension of thinking and exploration of lifestyle which is the power of poem and a poet. There is a duty for each and every poet out there to inspire and inform as well as transform people in a positive manner which is already a reflection of the poet.