To Joy and despair
Posted: Saturday, January 02, 2010
by Carol Fernandez
(From 'Soft foot treads of my soul).
TO JOY
Where doest though reside elusive sprite
in the stir of the day or the still of the night?
I caught a glimpse of you along the way
but sprite that you are you never did stay
you smile in my dreams golden, afar
you beckon in my wakening to follow your star
we all seek your magic all our lives long
we see you in a picture, a verse or a song
we see you in another, a religion or belief
but you wither and die like an autumnal leaf
where can I find you, where do you hide?
I am leaning to seek you within me, inside.
TO DESPAIR
My life is a barren and arid land
no trees or bloom interrupt its grey monotony
no water falls except the scalding intensity of my tears
there is no warmth except the dry bare heat of anger
no light shines to break the clouds of disappointment
regret and misunderstanding dully, dutifully trail after me
fear stalks me continually, hackles raised, teeth barred
love cannot take root for the sun never shines
you say seek your star but it does not shine in my sky
when I seek answers more questions are born
only silence answers when I plead
shanti. shanti shanti; why do you elude me?
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Top-level comments on this article: (6 total)When are you going to grace your articles and SW with your photo?I can hardly wait!You may all be perverts for all I know
Welcome to SearchWarp .... loved the article, you write very well ... I look forward to reading moreThankyou. You are very kind.
Thanks, Carol, for this beautifully written poem. Let me say, Welcome to SearchWarp. I'm joining your fan club. ~mogama~Bless! But how on earth did you manage to find it?? Posh shirt Gregory accused me of not having written anything! Poems are not everyone's cup of tea So I was not going to bother putting more on.Thankyou, carol
Carol ~ thanks for sharing your wonderful word pictures with us and welcome to Searchwarp! Marijo (Mary Jo)Thankyou so much x
I liked the free verse Dispair best. the language was a little stilted in the first (Do would do rather than Doest0. Thanks.
Some people don't understand that poetry comes from the heart and soul. I think it should have a rhythm to set the pace of the story- but other than that, you should use any words that seem to you to express your feelings. The reader can grasp those feelings in your words and phrases. Keep writing- Always- Ella
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