Word of the Day: Poem

po-em / ˈpō-əm

noun

1. a composition typically written in verse which may or may not rhyme

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

from ‘Trees’ by Joyce Kilmer, 1886-1918

2. something suggestive of a composition in verse

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

from ‘Trees’ by Joyce Kilmer, 1886-1918