Poem
BY JORIE GRAHAM
The earth said
remember me.
The earth said
don’t let go,
said it one day
when I was
accidentally
listening, I
heard it, I felt it
like temperature,
all said in a
whisper—build to-
morrow, make right be-
fall, you are not
free, other scenes
are not taking
place, time is not filled,
time is not late, there is
a thing the emptiness
needs as you need
emptiness, it
shrinks from light again &
again, although all things
are present, a
fact a day a
bird that warps the
arithmetic of per-
fection with its
arc, passing again &
again in the evening
air, in the pre-
vailing wind, making no
mistake—yr in-
difference is yr
principal beauty
the mind says all the
time—I hear it—I
hear it every-
where. The earth
said remember
me. I am the
earth it said. Re-
member me.
Source: Poetry (January 2020)
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A beautiful poem and tribute to our earth, Selma💓
Goregous! Xo
I meant to say, Gorgeous 🙈
Lol
🙈 blessings.
Such a beautiful poem 💕
I found it beautiful too.
Brilliant, if the earth could talk we should not ignore the warnings.
We should strive to be in tune with Earth. And listen. Thanks Heather.
I agree, more needs to be done.
The great poem. Nice words for Earth. Tribute to our Earth.
It’s a beautiful poem. 👏🏽
I love this poem and the Islamic artwork accompanying it.
Thanks for noticing. Yes. Islamic. Bless you. Thanks for appreciating the post. Xo