Where the field is bare
where the seed is sowed
down by the river
out beside the road
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smoky, i was just looking for another poem of mine when i came across the one i titled, the world is also this. as i recall i wrote it as i considered the things in the world that could put me in a funk. -glen
i relate to what you say in your note, smoky. i find i have to limit my exposure to the news with so much of its focus on the negative, besides so much of it being speculation or downright trivial. there is always beauty in the world, and my time hitch-hiking around this country as a young man made me convinced most people are basically good. isaiah's words are definitely ones to hang on to. -glen
Wonderfully written Smoky. A reflection on our times perhaps.
Beautiful poem. Hope and prayer are always there to comfort when all else is lost. Thank you for sharing.
and yet another poem of mine, smoky, i was just reminded of—when hitler ruled berlin. there's always beauty. sometimes we have to work harder to see and remember it. -glen