I have been asked before what poetry is. I tend to joke and say that it is the art and the science of saying exactly what you mean without saying exactly what you mean. In all seriousness there is some truth to that. Poetry has rules which at times are allowed to be broken. It is a form of expression, but no one entirely agrees what it is expressing or should be expressing. It takes the art of subtext to new levels, and yet at times the words on the surface are all there is meant to be. You can study poetry all your life, and learn endlessly. Yet, you can walk away from that life of learning without any true understanding. In short poetry is remarkable. It is both defined and undefinable. Think of poetry like the ocean. We know what it is. We can see the ocean, manipulate it to some extent, and name elements to its existence. However, there are pieces of it we cannot know or understand. It is the most undiscovered discovery on earth, and so is poetry.