A Song of Hope (or of hope for simplicity)

A Song of Hope

(or of hope for simplicity)

 

 

Where there is the light, there is the bite

Of a snow tipped mountain; a pinnacle of white

To tame, climb, to know of nature in its heavy breath

 

As it travels down to the valley. 

 

I have decided today to sing of hope.  I know nothing

Of the priest’s habit or of an acidic salted earth

Or of breasts that are not soft and forgiving.

 

I desire only simplicity.

 

In the wracking strikes of lightning there is pain. 

What is there to see dancing in the substrate?

You: a brilliant vision!   My fist on a stone!

 

There is no song to sing but of you!

My spirit is of joy and pain,

Of fluid nutrient from root to leaf. 

 

The only thing to hope for is to know death,

To see death, to ignore a holy death,

To be the simple man staring at the sun,  

 

Becoming blind to the beauty of you. 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Look to the simple things in life to offer joy and hope when there is darkness. I like that the light from the snow tipped mountain travels down to the valley's depths. That is both beautiful in its imagery, but also its meaning. Lovely work CD.

Chris

[CD Campbell]

Thanks Chris. I appreciate you taking a look. That's a lot of nice comments from you.

[Ranger Kessel]

Hey i love the imagery in this poem
It feels like it akes me somewhere else. Thanks for posting. Best wishes

[CD Campbell]

Thanks Ranger! Glad you liked it.

[lightsong]

No way!!! I opened the poem and the first thing my eyes saw was this,

" I desire only simplicity."

Was it You or someone else who I was telling (I tell this always but I am speaking recently). That I love SIMPLICITY and clarity in poetry? (yes and I seem to be terrible in them). now excuse me after I made this intercept going to read your poem and leave a decent review.

Read.

Seriously, why You are hiding this beautiful reality of your soul? ( I don't know from where I got that You hide it, probably I am wrong). in short, I can feel when it's a soul that's writing, and You write with your soul. You yearn for something that You may have never met or known before, but You feel it, your soul feels it.... This is so special, exceptional....

[lightsong]

B.T.W, considering your first verse, the snow, peak and mountain, again, I also used it before in one of my poems. If You are interested I can share it with You.

[CD Campbell]

Yeah. I sit down. Come up with a line, or two, try to feel the direction im being pulled toward and lean that way.. Think about if I want to commit to some type of meter, rhyme scheme. Look over, ask the ghost of Wendell Berry if its ok proceed, (he's not dead yet btw), then let the soul take over. You probably know yourself that it doesn't always work as expected. Its uncanny though how well some things work when the poet gods are swimming against the current in your brain. Lightning. Right? Anyway.....yes im interested. Do you have it here on WC?

[lightsong]

Sorry but my mind feels foreign to some of your words at this moment lol probably my mind's God are flowing against the flow. Anyway, Thank You for being interested, here is the link,

https://www.writerscafe.org/writing/RSong/2766626/

[CD Campbell]

Oh hey, forgot to say that I liked your review a lot. Got distracted commenting on the soul being part of the writing process. Ill check out that poem asap.

[lightsong]

You weren't distracted for me :> Thank You, and You are so welcome 🌞

[Richard Knox]

Very nice imagery, and you have conveyed your state of mind in a simple but powerful (i.e., poetic) way.

[CD Campbell]

Thanks Richard. I appreciate you taking a look.

[Red Brick Keshner]

Going back to the core, to what matters and what brings hope. Thanks for sharing. /Frederick

[CD Campbell]

You're welcome. Thanks for reading.

[Gee]

If we find true love, fortunately I have, and can raise a family, be loved by those we seek to share our lives with them this life of ours is one to be cherished.
Great use of words, imagery in this piece.
Well done you sir😎

[CD Campbell]

Thanks for hitting me back so soon. I appreciate your good words. Have a great one!

[Gee]

I will book.mark you and read more at my leisure :)
Take care

[CD Campbell]

Cool. Thanks.

[barleygirl]

Toward the end, I'm reading this as the narrator speaking to God. I love that it's expressed conversationally, rather than using some stilted biz. This sounds like how I talk to God, like He's right here with me, catching me in my real words. I also love the message of simplicity, since I have been moving in this direction for years, since moving to the wilderness, becoming more in tune with the land & creatures, instead of the frenzy of stuff so many people find to swirl around about. As always, your way of stating relatable concepts always sparkles with originality (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Terpsichore]

Confucius, he say, 'Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.'

T

[Mr. Malarkey]

I feel like these days people are so wrapped up in the struggles of their lives that they fail to stop and appreciate the small and simple things that make life what it is. Thanks for sharing this!

[Robert Trakofler]

it is so easy to overthink things when one has an analytical mind particularly when we author of or in introspection we well at least I have many a day looked for the complex answer and stepped right over the simple ones... thinking hey that's to easy perhaps it is indicative of western philosophy why walk around the mountain when we can tunnel thru it lol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and to experience love before death...simple wants and wishes...
what more do we really need?
we have complicated life too much...we no longer feel that "fist on a stone"--
j.

[CD Campbell]

Thanks Jacob. Sorry for the late reply. I hope you're doing well.