The rounded nest
The boxy hive
The glinting glassy lake
And the heavy
Rolling waves
Of the sea
Nature is our soul’s mirror
Or an invitation
To consider
A different way to be
The tree with its lunging roots
The thunder’s raucous roar
The atom shedding electrons
Or a ladybug
In spurts of semi-circular flight
The botanist
The nuclear physicist
The zoologist
Find themselves
In what they study
Their experience
With the microscope
The magnifying glass
The monograph
A poem
Of sight and sound
Sentiment and significance
Bringing them
Bringing us
Home
To the planet
Earth
Comments
Take my comments with a liter of salt
First and foremost, I may not be your target audience, if so, ignore my comments.
For me, there was no theme, there was no impetus to continue the poem. I wanted a point, a direction, but I feel you opted for imagery without substance and a conclusion without passion. The first six lines made a promise, the rest of the work walked away from it.
I want to know your unequivocal opinion, your call for action, your declaration of spine.
A poet offends someone or they are not writing, merely citing words designed to display what hopes to be clever. Offend the world, make it think, never grant it an easy answer.
thanks for your honest
thanks for your honest comments, Jonathan. I don't necessarily agree that a poet must offend. haha. though I think it's beautiful when they do. this is just a little celebration of the poem that is our planet, and the poets that are scientists, deciphering the world's meaning through "microscope" etc. I respect that it didn't go deep enough or in new enough territory for you. in the words of another poem I've written: "sometimes when I steer, I steer towards the veneer, sometimes when I drive, it's much more like a dive, deep beneath the surface so you can see my heart, in my conversation and also in my art."