NEWBORN REVEL

From darkness to freedom

NEWBORN REVEL

Long tunnel of sickness

Dark, sooty, stinky, airless

Boredom, monotony, impatience

Horns reverberate, bounce off walls

Nowhere to hide, tunnel vision of life

Tortured by one routine

Locks us in as we struggle to accept our fate

 

Near the end, we discern light

Our psyche awakens

Darkness to yellow flame of sun

Stimulus of senses

Obscurity we sucked in for many months

Drives radiance to our souls

Releases us with newborn revel

Author's Note

Thank you for readinng

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

We do reach the point where we want to dance and Revel in the Sunlight and Rain that awakens our constitution as we move forward to breathe the fresh air of Spring when we Dance with the breeze and revel in the Miracle of Rebirth.
tenderly, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

Especially during dark Covid, re-birth is so important; to feel like a human being again!

[Poetic Beauty]

Being stuck in the same routine day in and day out is daunting and before we know it our time is up

[Betty Hermelee]

Thanks for your review. I intended to be a bit more explicit in that I was really referring to the “ lockdown caused by Covid, but this poem can be about depression in general and many other interpretations.
Best,Betty

[John the Baptist]

Sounds almost like a near death experience. I think the point of this one is to show that the often numbing experience of the day after day is not the whole story. Within it lies something greater, but we have to be alert for it.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thanks John, but I wanted to be more specific, in that we have been cooped up for so long, stifled, that now finally the light may be at the end of the tunnel...re: Coviid. Best, Betty

[Anthony Phillips Schepi..]

I enjoyed this delightful poem with a beautiful message of hope and promise. We collectively can see the light, the end of the tunnel. Thanks for sharing this poem.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you for a lovely review!
Best, Betty

[Paul Bell]

Just waiting for the day when I don't hear the death toll.
Was thinking the other day, if we get seven days of no deaths I truly think we can get on with our lives.
Actually think every death should be registered in some way, maybe names on walls, but something to remind us.

[Betty Hermelee]

Definitely some sort of memorial! Thanks for reading Paul....back to COOL JOE, (just kidding)

[Paul Bell]

you got more up, good stuff get on it

[Betty Hermelee]

Will do! Enjoying writing....all started with som sketchy family history, the rest all made up !

[Chris Shaw]

Oh yes Betty. What a feeling of claustrophobia I got in that tunnel. We are just beginning to see some light over here, and soon we will have a bit more freedom. These lines have multi meanings, but right at the moment covid is with us all. Could equally apply to someone starting to emerge from depression. Excellent poetry.

Chris

[Betty Hermelee]

Thanks so much Chris, your comments are always spot on! Take good care and get vaccinated; I’ve had both shots of Pfizer!,,😊