A couple years ago I said a stupid thing about not really liking poetry. It was like that other stupid thing I had said, over 20 years ago, about the lack of usefulness of an English degree.
Poetry has now become a lifesaver. I have the poem, The Journey by Mary Oliver, printed and displayed at my desk. I read it every day and on some days several times, as a mantra, as a prayer.
Today I came across another poem that so resonated on a site I go to for inspiration Bev Barnes and Derek Walcott.
Be inspired!
Is there a poem or a piece of prose that inspires you? Please share a link.
Like it. Lots. I’ve always been a fan of inspirational poetry or quotes, short or long. And its so powerful when they do.. the resonate deep into your soul. Glad these speak to you. Mine is Simple – The Serenity Prayer.http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/special/serenity.html by Reinhold Niebuhr
Mary Oliver and Alice Walker are real people’s poets. Love them!
Cheesy/cliched/unimaginative I accept it maybe – but love love the encouragement and admonitions of DESCIDERATA!!!
Being a vocalist learned it first through song as a child and it stuck! ‘You are a child of the UNIVERSE, no less than the trees and the STARS’…
Thanks Brenda for comment. I love desiderata. Cliches are no less true and is a matter of perspective I think