Fields of Grass

This poem is about the importance of each and every person and their story.

Across the fields...

Whispers in the wind...

Tales of things long forgotten...

Look inside, what do you see?

A failure?... A success?...

A man's worth is weighed not in blood or gold,

But by the ache of his heart, and the sweat of his brow...

Your story, whether big or small, long or short,

Is never unworthy of song, never unworthy of memory.

The tall oaks, the mighty rivers, and the vast skies...

Their place is next and equal to that of each and

Every blade of grass in all the kingdoms of the land,

For together they too tell a story, for they too are

Of great need to all those who live under the open

Skies, who drink from the lasting rivers, and who sit

Under the great oaks, this I say to you in earnest.

So do not falter when you are tired and weary,

Do not despair when your life seems without meaning...

You are worth more than all the wealth of the earth

And all the stars in the sky, for you are of great strength.

So long as your heart seeks joy, and your efforts are mighty,

No man on this earth can pass judgement on you or your worth.

You are not alone, and you are not without value. Farewell.

For every blade of grass, there is a person who tells a story.

Though humble and modest, it is but one stroke of a brush

In the great painting that is life, ever changing, never ending...

Reviews

[ReedWrite]

This piece is masterful...beautiful.
I loved so many parts of it...this line in particular moved me:
A man's worth is weighed not in blood or gold,/But by the ache of his heart, and the sweat of his brow...
Even more, I loved the ending lines:
For every blade of grass, there is a person who tells a story./Though humble and modest, it is but one stroke of a brush/In the great painting that is life, ever changing, never ending...
The flow, the feel of it, the imagery, everything was so finely crafted...perfect!

[Michael Iam Bone]

Thank you very much ^_^ I often find it helps to listen to a certain tone of music to help the creative process, for this piece I listened to some somber Celtic and Medieval music.