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Sadje, this week’s PoW: There is too much hopelessness in the world today,
so I want us all to write about ‘Hope’. The length and form are up to you.
Remember to make your poem hopeful and not hopeless!
This is a hopeful poem–I hope you can tell…
Hope is what will save us!
There Is Another Sky—It’s Called Hope
If I could tell you I would let you know*
where winds come from when they blow,
if you should weep when clowns air a show
but would you listen if I told you so
I know you feel the hopelessness,
the lawlessness, the brokenness
what will it take to reverse the mess
and return us all to wholesomeness
We live in a world where things are tough,
closer than ever but the seas are rough
just when you think you’ve seen enough
the rebuff confounds and engulfs
Every which way you turn to resurface
disbelief makes you squirm for the circus
and if you time out to discuss with purpose
absent are the calm; all are nervous
People are annoyed and exhausted
depleted, embittered, and thwarted
core values they have relinquished;
all is vexation, empathy extinguished
It seems the harder you try,
something else goes awry
and every funeral lacks a masonry
but for flies that try even as none cry…
With no end to the fright in sight
you must pack up and give up the fight
at the end of the tunnel, no light
you encounter more trouble in spite
Will there come awareness of our decay
If so, will they bear witness and live to say
that it was hope that paved the way
for mankind to survive another day
If I could tell you I would let you know.
© selma
*after W.H. Auden
“The very least you can do in your life is
figure out what you hope for. And the most
you can do is live inside that hope. Not
admire it from a distance but live right in
it, under its roof.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver
Thanks so much for reading.
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The very least you can do in your life is
figure out what you hope for. And the most
you can do is live inside that hope. Not
admire it from a distance but live right in
it, under its roof.” ~
Very nice written you.
A very nice quote written by the great Barbara Kinslover. So happy you liked that Raj.
Okay, thanks, Selma.
Barbara Kingsolver 🙇🏽♀️ 😉
This is such a beautiful poem Selma. The turnaround from hope to despair and hope again is brilliant.
I’m happy you appreciated that Sadje. Xo
Great writing my friend
your poem gives me hope, and that is a superpower
We lift each other. Bless you, Beth.
I like the way you ended on a questioning note, a sort of “open-ended” ending. Even in that, there is hope.
Thanks for appreciating. Blessing you.
So beautiful, Selma, especially the last stanza. ❤️
Punam dear, thanks so much for your appreciation.
We will definitely not survive if we lose hope. Well said Selma. (K)
May we remember and live inside of hope. Thanks K
Beautiful and inspiring words, Selma. Wonderful writing. xo
I’m delighted you read dear Lauren. Thanks. ☺️
❤️🌷🦋
Commpassion, Courage and Cooperation all are needed, none should have to plead –
for equal rights to life a full and unfettered life. *sigh*
Each generation can claim some value, each can boast of new discoveries. Yet too many are lost within the limits set by those who think they know it all… *sigh*….
Hope a valualbe tool in each and every individual’s tool box of survival.
I say amen to that. Thanks for taking the time Jules. Blessings.
💌 ….be on the lookout for a post card 🙂
Aww, knowing a postcard is heading my way makes me so happy. Thanks Jules. Bless you.
🙂
Selma, I feel this SO deeply in my heart.
~David
💞 David, thanks 💞
This poem reaches into the verse centre of my heart, Selma. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m happy to know something worked 😜
Thanks
sic. verse is very
Verse is Very 👏🏽
sic. Typo error: not verse but very.
Verily verily 😜 🤗
hi, Selma 👋🏻
just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Suzanne, is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/05/22/w3-prompt-108-weave-written-weekly/
enjoy 😁
much love,
David
Thanks, David. I will for sure. ((hugs))
🤗