poem: A Good Day

Today

   is a good day.

 

Perhaps tomorrow

   tygers will race wild again

through the lonely streets

    and corridors of my mind

and my body

        will remind me, again,

that it is no longer 1985.

 

But today has been spent in the company

    of artists and poets

and madmen

   and simple honest charlatans of all kinds

 the night ended with a hug

    and today I ate a fresh mango

and it tasted of salt and deliverance

     and then my heart

simply forgot it is sad.

 

Today

    is a good day.

 

 

 

Reviews

[cynthiabuhainbaello]

I like mangoes, and butterflies, frogs and crickets singing - and everyday is a good day because of them. I enjoyed this poem because of its honest revelations of who you are and the lines graced in wonderful detail the many things that make life beautiful, including the "charlatans" of Poetry. Engaging write and remarkably fine style.

[gombeggar]

simply fantastic!

[Antonio Valentino]

"Today

is a good day"


any day with the sound (and feel) of, two, in it is always good

isnt it?


:)

[zainul]

I love the good day and the good feelings with it.

[New Dawn]

Yep, I love days like that, when everything runs like clockwork and you wonder how it is that you struggle on so many others. Some days you just want to shout how good it is to just be. I love the way you express yourself, I find your writing so easy to read. I enjoyed the re - emphasis on ' Today is a good day', it is a tactic I often employ and rounds the poem off nicely

[Emily B]

oh, today is a good day

[Clockwork]

I think that the ending when you mention the taste of the mango is a really strong thing. It is strong because it is tangible, but it has a sense of relief that goes beyond what we can articulate in words. I would say that the line which reads "simply forgot that it is sad" would be a good place to end the poem. I think that line has a really poignant impact on a reader and really brings the emotional energy of the piece to a great end.

[Mary]

"simple honest charlatans of all kinds" wonderful images in this poem.

[Poetic Beauty]

I love the interesting visuals in this piece. spending time with artist and poets can be quite fun indeed. I love the ending. Forgetting to be sad is a great thing indeed.