Hand painted on tumbled blue stone. (Two of my ancestors.) |
that I may nourish these seeds
I have wept kindness,
that flesh may cover your wounds
I have wept truthfulness,
that tides may sweep clean your shores
I have wept courage
that wisdom may grow under my feet
I have wept much,
that I may be emptied before the rains
and the rains, they will come one day, I know
Note: duriora virtus - means 'virtue tries harder things'
I loved this, wonderful meaningful words.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments things are not better, but I am a positive person , my crying done I will face the world.
Yvonne.
That's really good. Conveys a lot with so few words.
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice. It has personal meaning as well as on so many other levels. Well-done.
ReplyDeleteA lot of insight behind your compact copy. I like it a lot.
ReplyDelete"I have wept kindness,
ReplyDeletethat flesh may cover your wounds"
Wonderful.
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ReplyDeleteI did poetry as part of my MFA over 20 years ago, and this poem is right up with the best of the poems I read in the workshops. The repetition "I have wept" is wonderful, the images vivid, and the repetition of "rains" at the end creates a haunting echo. This poem is JUST beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for wishing me well in learning how to use my scanner. If I just had a younger mind!
Ann Best, Memoir Author
p.s. Sorry about the above deleted post. I think it's about time to shut down the computer because my fingers aren't connecting very well with my brain!
"that flesh may cover your wounds" -- haunting
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, as always. Strange how words come from nowhere; the line "I have wept courage.." leapt to life full-blown from nowhere yesterday. I suppose the crux of the poem is that sometimes I feel like I've spent most of my life caring for/knocking myself out for others and gotten little or nothing in return. I never begrudged it until now, and I suppose in a day or two I'll be back to my usual sunny self. (Well, maybe not in writing - I do tend toward darker subject matter for some reason.)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Stu, i take it as a compliment - and a complement :))
I loved this, rough and gentle and very powerful.
ReplyDeleteI really love your writing! I write as well, so here is a link if you are interested: http://crystalfires.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteAwesome - this is the first bit of your poetry I've read and it has such powerful lexis.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know. I must have inadvertently deleted it somehow.
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