- Non-Erotic Poetry
- Prayer for My Imaginary Son
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Click hereYour world won't be my world, nor could it be,
For circumstances alter through the years
And history won't quite repeat again,
Though hunger, war, and suffering you'll see
Aplenty—any world that's real endures
These evil things. What counts is how and when
And with how much intensity you fight
To minimize the damage that occurs
In adversity. That is how men
Leave their only mark. Grow strong, do right.
Amen.
Survivor Poetry Contest
Bonus Round Challenge #5: Children (Curtal Sonnet)
- COMMENTS
tazz317almost 9 years agofor something (who knows) what may, will, did happen. TK U MLJ LV NV
legerdemeralmost 9 years ago... and had me think of my own daughter. Absolutely beautiful, true, and profound.
(Thanks to greenmountaineer for mentioning it on PF&D, otherwise I may have never found it.)
annaswirlsalmost 15 years agovery smart, and sweet.... I might leave this for my (oh too real) sons, signed "Your Imaginary Father" :) My 8 year old actually had an imaginary father, he called him "Second Father" oh well, some kids have imaginary friends? Enjoyed this, Pushkine, forgive my rambling
CorinnaParralmost 15 years agoAn excellent example of the form, with a tender and practical message. Beautiful.
