This is such a stunning piece of poetry! Clap, clap, clap. Love the personified Hope, and the flow of the poem and the storyline. Such a cool idea that Hope is still resilient after breaking and bleeding so much. Really illustrates how hope can never really die. "Hope has just lost everything / But she has a lantern / A flickering candle behind grimy glass screens." Love these lines and they perfectly encapsulate hope in today's society. :)
Omg! I love this poem so much. Such nice symbolism and the metaphor! "and I was losing my feathers with ever-growing failure to clasp onto what kept me afloat. / So I drowned." SO BEAUTIFUL :)
Wow is genuinely all I can say. This is incredibly moving and powerful. It made me cry! Keep writing and happy belated birthday.
you're very welcome! i like her work too, but unlike some other poets, i tend to favor her more popular poems - they're famous for a reason!!
Thank you! That means so much. Mary Oliver is probably my favorite Poet!
Thank you! That means so much. Mary Oliver is probably my favorite Poet!
This reminds me of the quote, "You never know what you have until it's gone."
i think mary oliver would love your poem!! nice job :D
This is so amazing! The metaphor is very powerful :D
I just want to take a minute to tell you I saw this. It is beautiful. Really, really, beautiful. I hope they understand.
This is such a stunning piece of poetry! Clap, clap, clap. Love the personified Hope, and the flow of the poem and the storyline. Such a cool idea that Hope is still resilient after breaking and bleeding so much. Really illustrates how hope can never really die. "Hope has just lost everything / But she has a lantern / A flickering candle behind grimy glass screens." Love these lines and they perfectly encapsulate hope in today's society. :)
Omg! I love this poem so much. Such nice symbolism and the metaphor! "and I was losing my feathers with ever-growing failure to clasp onto what kept me afloat. / So I drowned." SO BEAUTIFUL :)