Poetry can take various forms but always expresses a message in
a unique way, often with rhythm or rhyme. However, some of the
most intensely expressive poetry is highly descriptive and uses
language that creates images and feelings beyond that of other
literary work. Descriptive poetry, unlike narrative poetry, is
known not necessarily for telling a story but for its deep
depiction of a person, animal or inanimate object. Many poets
are known for their rich vocabulary and the imagery they produce
with that vocabulary in their written work. One such poet is
Henry David Thoreau, a transcendentalist author and poet whose
work was highly descriptive. Light-winged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight, Lark without song, and
messenger of dawn, Circling above the hamlets as thy nest; Or
else, departing dream, and shadowy form Of midnight vision,
gathering up thy skirts; By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun; Go thou my incense
upward from this hearth