po·e·sy 
(pōĭ-zē, -sē)
(pōĭ-zē, -sē)n. pl. po·e·sies
1. Poetical works; poetry.
2. The art or practice of composing poems.
[Middle English poesie, from Old French, from Latin poēsis, from Greek poiēsis, from poiein, to create; see kwei-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]