A Poet is Messenger
Karl Constantine FOLKES 1935 (Portland)
Words as a kernel
The proverbs of poetry
As a healing balm
As cures for our deceptions
Our wounds and our injuries
As a mustard seed
Feeble and frail to begin
That needs nurturing
With tender loving kindness
Blooming majestically
So is this our life
That thrives on love and kindness
Waiting to blossom
To receive living water
And be rooted with firmness
The kind thoughts we share
The hope we give others
Are timely blessings
To nurture and to cure us
To return us to wholeness
The tokens of love
Enfolded in poetry
Scripted for healing
For dutiful correction
Presented in blank verses
Verses like proverbs
Intended for reflection
As messages of hope
To find sunshine in darkness
And joy borne out of sorrow
Charged with a mission
A poet is messenger
Conveyer of trust
To dispense human kindness
And bring hope to the weary
Poets are human
They, too, need other poets
Others with feelings
Some who, perhaps, have suffered
With love, brought back to wholeness
Pain is reminder
Of our physical nature
We bleed and suffer
Like all things made of matter
Cured by the kindness of Grace
A time now for hope
A time now for poetry
As proverbs of love
As harbingers of good cheer
To return all to wholeness.
About this poem
In one way or another, we are all wounded, and we are all healers. We are wounded healers. Life ennobles all of us as wounded healers. Yet, by our wounds, are we healed physically, psychologically, and spiritually (1 Peter 2:24). Taken in their entirety, my collected works of poetry, etched by octogenarian hands, no longer steady, worn by age and time, yet equipped with moving fingers that traverse space and time, continue to transcribe messages intended for self-examination and self-correction; to bring hope to the weary, patience to the impatient, kindness to the self-righteous, joyful strength to the meek, and healing to the long-suffering. Let us all be lifted up by daily offerings of tokens of tender loving kindness to one another. more »
Written on June 24, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on June 24, 2022
Modified on March 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XAXXX XXBCA XCXDC XXECF GABHX XHICX HDXCA HXEXF DDDDX IAGXF |
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 1,232 |
| Words | 247 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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