HOPE

by F. Schiller translated by J.M. Rakotolahy

HOPE

People are much talking and dreaming

About better, future times.

One can see them running and striving

After happy, golden aims.

The world gets old and young again it gets

Yet the man hopes, still for improvements!

 

Hope has him throughout life initiated,

Childhood it joyfully transported

Youth in its delight has been fascinated

But with the old man it will not be buried.

For he concludes in the tomb a walk, exhausted

Yet before the tomb, hope he has develo-ped

 

It is not a fruitless, deceiving illusion,

Produced by silliness in the mind.

In the heart it announces with assertion

For something better we are made!

And what the inner voice enunciated,

That, the hopeful soul cannot mislead.

Reviews

[Red Raven]

'...For he concludes in the tomb a walk, exhausted

Yet before the tomb, hope he has develo-ped'

Hope indeed is the inner voice that keeps us alive.
Esp for poor who lives in trodden street hope is something to lok ahead for.
For a sick girl in hospital, Hope is again the vision she have.
For a dying soldier...God speaks in the form of hope.

This is such a beautiful poem.
It only not gives out message to the world about the invisible power that gaurds us
but it also speaks about the heart you have, your mindset and enthusiasm.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Keep posting.

[Catrinka]

I agree with the message of your poem - hope lives in us throughout our lives, and is what keeps us going - you've done well first with choosing a great topic, and then telling the reader your thoughts about it - nice write!

[E. M. Murren]

Wonderful thoughts well expressed. Hope is what keeps us going in the hard times, that's for sure. It gives us something to strive for. Well done.

[Rain]

Hope is such a crucial part of our lives. This piece beautifully makes that clear. Rain..

[R J Askew]

"For something better we are made!" seems to be the key line, at least for me. It's a very optimistic poem. And hope is key to most peoples' lives. To be without hope would be a vile way to be.

[TL Boehm]

smart writing here. well written poetry. Thoughtful and resonant.