Musings

How could I once believe
there were no legends other than mine
or no lips singing of riches
nurtured by spirits of sky and rock?
Here I stand on a land
whose wounds bleed from lances
driven into undefiled Earth,
my own God will never heal.

About This Poem

Review Request Direction: How does this theme appeal to you?

Review Request Intensity: I appreciate moderate constructive criticism

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Río Negro, Argentine Patagonia, ARG

Favorite Poets: Sylvia Plath, T.S. Elliot. Shakespeare, Gongora, Beckett, etc. Many others, such as Cervantes. I have to thank my mother because she read poetry to me from the cradle, so first I learned by memory and soon understood the words. Grammar comes naturally at about 5 years old, without any formal teaching.

Comments

Geezer

4 years 11 months ago

I have no doubt...

that we all have the same outlook on life in general; most times we do not realize that the world is more than just what affects us as a person. We are not much better than the apes in understanding what lies beyond our own forest. Very thought provoking. ~ Geez.
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Gracy

4 years 11 months ago

Dear Geez, thanks for

Dear Geez, thanks for visiting. Yes, I hope nobody is offended because I call my/our Christianity a legend, but that is how others view it. My thoughts changed when I learnd about the various indigenous spiritualies, in fact they're mostly far more kind to Mother Earth than we are. Except for the great empires of the Incas and Aztecas, most tribes cared for the Pachamama, Gaia or whatever one wishes to call it. The Spanish conquerors were the cruelest, IMO.
All the best, Gracy

Gracy

4 years 11 months ago

Dear Terry, for once, I've

Dear Terry, for once, I've been brief. Hard for me. Glad you think it's powerful. It's what I think, as I mentioned to Geez above.
Many thanks for visiting. Gracy

c lynn brooks

4 years 11 months ago

Gracy

you have written words for all of mankind

Gracy

4 years 11 months ago

Thank you, lynn. I'm glad you

Thank you, lynn. I'm glad you understand my meaning. For once, I've been brief...lol.
Keep safe, all the best.