Two in One Day: Post #1 - A Poem in Your Pocket
04/27/2017
Today . . . I am doing something unheard of.
Today . . . I am posting TWICE. (Please be sure to check my other post today by clicking here.)
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It's Poem In Your Pocket Day. Share the power of poetry today with the people in your life today!
the laughing heart
your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.
--- by Charles Bukowski
(The sculpture accompanying the poem in my post today is Hopeful by Linda Lewis, available at Button Gallery in Douglas, Michigan. The photograph is my own.)
Wonderful!!
Posted by: Vera | 04/27/2017 at 08:39 AM
A poem for everyone. Thanks Kym!
Posted by: Patty | 04/27/2017 at 09:06 AM
Your photo and the poem are both stunning and perfectly paired. I think I will be carrying the laughing heart in my planner as it is one I want to read often. Thank you!
Posted by: Bonny | 04/27/2017 at 09:28 AM
Oh, I just love this. It really says how I'm feeling about life these days.
Posted by: Carole | 04/27/2017 at 11:02 AM
Ah, thanks. That is perfect.
Posted by: Vicki | 04/27/2017 at 01:09 PM
I love the last two lines! Thank you.
Posted by: margene | 04/27/2017 at 05:31 PM
Lovely... and yes, YOU are marvelous! Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: AsKatKnits | 04/28/2017 at 04:18 PM
beautiful, Kym. and a complete treat to have two posts in one day!
Posted by: Mary | 04/28/2017 at 05:25 PM