Poetry

= What is Poetry? = = = = What Emotion and Image does a Poem bring to your mind? =

My Father's House Lives by Noah Nattell

It rises out of the brush – dense flowing vibrant green – and sits atop a small hill. Three stories high, it rests easily with earth and tree. The terrain is uneven but familiar. My feet follow a known path. The entryway opens onto a different sort of forest: plants and rock art littered with the later work of this habitat’s occupant. The floor boards creak a bit as I walk. My father’s house lives