My experience with Poety

          I'm pretty sure my parents read nursery rhymes to me when I was little, but I can't quite remember that happening. I do, however remember a creepy egg standing next to an exceedingly creepy man in a nursery rhyme book. And also some goose wearing a bonnet. Years later, in about fifth grade, my teacher decided I would be good at reciting poetry and asked me to read a poem in front of the entire school. For some reason I said yes. Guess you could say that affected me positively by making me overcome stage fright.
      However, the only things I could consider "positive" experiences that I've had were recently, and had more to do with music. I think this might be cheating because music isn't exactly considered poetry, but it's the best that I could come up with. Of course, I could also argue that lyrics in some songs are poetry. I believe it all started last year, my English teacher assigned us to find a song and analyze the lyrics for some of the terms on the poetry list we're doing now. It was one of the few projects I actually enjoyed.
      A while after this, I found myself looking up lyrics to the songs I liked and being amazed at how the lyrics were so poetic. Most of them at least had rhyme and rhyme scheme. But I also looked at them and tried to figure out what the deeper meaning was, looking it up or asking my friends if I couldn't. A lot of them also had similes and metaphors. Some of them had irony and a lot of them had hyperbole's. I was analyzing song lyrics without even realizing it.
    I think this changed me for the better, because I found something educational that entertained me. I tried writing a few by myself, they were alright. It made me look at the music I listen to in a new way (I admit, a majority of it is people screaming at the top of there lungs and slamming on the guitar) and I started listening for poetry in my music. It was a bit like after I learned about counts in music and I started listening for them without noticing it. I think it even improved my taste in music (although many would disagree).
      I never really liked actual poetry. Unless you count Dr. Seuss, of course. When I hear the word "poetry" in class it makes me groan internally. But I guess I'm willing to give it a shot.