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Poems are a declaration of hope
By Carol / May 31, 2024 /
Photo by Tony Zohari
“Poems are a declaration of hope in language” – Maya Chung
voices echo, beckon, come; even
tree frogs sing, cicadae’s fiddle, coyotes howl. If
we but sit quietly, listen attentively, though we
believe it’s just noise, that it’s nothing that we can’t
resist, knowing the mind-numbing, soul crushing pull
of insidious arguments, slip the shackles, shrug negativity off
accept possibility, prepare ourselves for something
Magnificent
listen with new ears, as tree frogs, cicadas, coyotes show us we
may tolerate, accept, embrace the different. Then we can
learn to speak a new tongue, at
every juncture do more than the least.
a symphony of voices on evening breezes echo, try.
For this Golden shovel poem, I use the words of Maya Chung, Associate Editor, The Atlantic, as she wrote about the power of poetic language on the passing of writer Paul Auster. Chung wrote, “Even if we can’t pull off something magnificent, we can at least try.”
Love the picture of the poet who is willing to write for hire! I subscribe to poem a day, but would like to write a poem each day. Maybe Thea’s a good project for me!
A friend found a poet for hire in New Orleans. She had a very good experience with him. Should I come across such a poet, I’d definitely give it a go.
I, too, receive a poem a day from Poets.org. I learn so much from reading them and am often inspired. A poem a day is an admirable goal. I’m more in the poem a week category! If you jump into poetry, please post on your blog, Elfrieda. I’d love to read yours.