Today, people refer to poetry as an art whereas back in 3000 B.C., it was a simple tool of communication between each other. Poetry acted as a means of recording historical events since writing was not yet common in society. As time progressed, poetry became lyrics and songs would be sung by various individuals. Greeks became credited by molding poetry into writing that we use today. Poetry is defined by the Greeks as "something that is made," so Bards became poets, meaning "the makers." Many structures affiliated with poetry include rhythm, rhyme, metaphor, simile, etc. Here is a poem written by one of the students here at OCS:

Veiled Garden

Brisk gusts of wind fill the air

A purifying drizzle drains ugliness

Glistening with rain and frost,

Her slender fingers, insipid and moist,

Extend to grope the iron gate
Creak, the bars release to divulge a spacious
Plateau splashed with early sunshine
A familiar fragrance

Disintegrating cobblestones echo

With every click of her velvet heels
White silk with a tinge of periwinkle
Surges and drapes over untainted lilies
Her now bare feet memorize the ancient pathway,
While the convivial smells engulf her senses.

Deeper, deeper, her mind is lost…

A familiar fragrance

Underground; a musty place darkened by earth

Candles are lit with some mysterious magic

Every step carries her through cavernous tunnels

Stone columns, roses, and thorns

Convert this shadowed tomb into a veiled garden

Stone upholds, roses bloom, and thorns tease

But these roses are everlasting, eternally alive
A familiar fragrance

Gradually, numb toes grasp the marble floor, a forward thrust

Her heart thumps, sweet memories rekindle

An inscription lies etched upon the granite sarcophagus,

Language unknown to this world is translated

“This Veiled Garden Will Protect the Dead Forever”

Tears torrent down her face, joined by strident sobs
Quiet words are uttered from her parched throat,

“Mother, Father…the roses are blooming again…”

-Anonymous

~Bwana~