The true poem rests between the words.
Poetry is a subset of a Cosmos, which in itself, is a poem.
Poetry isn't an activity, it's a way life is lived.
Poetry is our heart, our spirit, our soul. Call it whatever; without it, everything else is nothing but hardware.
Poetry absolves spirituality from the dividedness of religions and provides us with a sanctuary that excludes no one.
It is interesting to note that poetry, a literary device whose very construct involves the use of words, is itself the word of choice by persons grasping to describe something so beautiful it is marvelously ineffable.