Welcome to our poetry corner, where we will discuss odes today. Odes are a type of lyrical poetry that highlight a certain object, person, or place. Authors often employ a laudable and admirable style while writing these poems in order to celebrate the item in focus. This type of poetry powerfully uses imagery and metaphors in order to emphasize a commonly ordinary object. Odes combine a reflective style with personal emotions to create a powerful, intense poem.

EXCERPT FROM “OUR TOWN”

We never noticed

The wooden pipe

Coffee brown and bacon grazed ripe

The smoke and the scent in

Rich, fledged comfort

We never noticed

The too big, too wide

Crinkles in a smile inside

The twinkle in eyes of

Sparkling innocence

We never noticed

The golden sunsets behind

Our families’ open blinds

The speckled flashes through

Painted skies of clouds

We never noticed

The familiarity and felicity

Of simple simplicity

The rhythm

Of our town