Ralph Waldo Emerson said that “Any word, every word in language, every circumstance, becomes poetic in the hands of a higher thought.” This is what I love about poetry—that words can become new simply by placing them in a fresh context or assigning them an unexpected meaning.

Chasing a dream is not an easy journey because you often feel like you are behind and running out of time. However, when you catch the dream and hold it in your hand, there is no greater sense of satisfaction...