Monday, May 30, 2005

WHAT CAN A GREAT POEM DO?

It can enlighten.
It can terrify.
It can make you see ordinary objects that you pass by daily in an entirely different way.
It can exalt.
It can remind you of everything you already know, but forget on a daily basis.
It can shake you.
It can transform you.
It can make you stop.
It can demand you begin.
It can make you say yes.
It can send a loud NO! screaming through the labyrinths of your soul.

For a poem that does all of the above, watch this film. Not coincidentally, it was written by my favorite poet.

3 comments:

rdl said...

Wow that was heavy/eerie; who is the poet??

Patry Francis said...

Czeslaw Milosz

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