Can poetry be soul-food?

Question: Can poetry be soul-food!?

Cry "Feed 'em"
by Jellz Fisher 080811

Symbols cry out for freedom,
unleashed onto a captivated,
field of new visual harvest!.
Rows and rows of food!.
Just look at them grow!

Feed Them what they need
and They will come
Hungry, thirsty,
famished and dry!.
Pleading for their existence!.

Teach a man to spell,
you feed him for a day
Teach him to write poetry
You feed him for the lifetime…!.
…!.!.of his soul!.

The harvest is plentiful, come, eat!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

always room for poetry! The meat and taters, as well as the desert of life!Www@QuestionHome@Com

i better get outside
and water my P's and Q's!.!.
plant some more Sonnets
and weed the Villanelle!.

the Nonets with Rondelet
need pulling, (served for tonite)
plant all Acrostics letters
see the sweet Rondeau flowers!?
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JellZ/ !.!.your poem is food for thought!. haha!
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Brilliant is a very good word for this poem!.

I love the last stanza; it is a twist on teaching, but it fits perfectly with poetry and writing!.

You should work on getting your poetry published in any magazines that want change -- and almost all Americans want and need change now!.
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That's billiant poetry can but it can also be considerd self loathing in a way too!. There are lots of cracks to fill and depending on your course you take in life can alter your poetry and hopefully for the good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Are you hungry and thirsty this morning!? I am also, hungry for poetry which indeed feeds the heart and the soul--and the intellect!.

You are providing much food for thought!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sometimes the desire to write drives me mad! Yes, I agree with your question and by the way, I enjoyed your poem!. Very good!.

with best wishes,
RidWww@QuestionHome@Com

Poetry CAN be food for the soul, and this poem proves it!. Keep up the 'delicious' workWww@QuestionHome@Com

nice poem!!Www@QuestionHome@Com