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2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

0 posted 2011-02-12 06:51 AM

Learn to watch
something else that yourself,
have a look on lonely trees
which offer their leaves
and teach different lessons
about life and independant light,
have a quiet look
on the curious houses of streets
which glimmer differently
in the morning mind,

learn to watch
something else that yourself,
the sky has no mystery
for birds, but can you fly ?
learn to not summerize anymore
look for details
even in your tired shoes,

a tree is not all trees
a seagull is not all seagulls,
a word is not all words,
learn to watch
something else,
forget yourself.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

1 posted 2011-02-12 07:28 AM

Yann, I absolutely LOVE this - every line, every image, every concept, every nuance of sensitivity - the poem and all its elements - is gentle, true, beautiful and real.  There are so many of your poems which vie for being my favourite of yours, but this one (at least for now) is my favourite.

Part of it reminds me of a poem I wrote with a fairly similar concept, a long time ago, sitting in Flicka's feedroom preparing, as I did every day, his feed for the 3 meals of the next day.  Whilst your poem contains the concept that every single animal and plant is absolutely unique and not a carbon copy of any other of the same species (something which has always been very fiercely important to me), my poem was about the fact that people say things like "it was JUST a dove" and I was saying that no bird is JUST that species of bird and that all species, no matter how many there are of that species, each one is important and precious.

I am rushing to finish replying to this before I lose my Internet connection again, and will be saving your poem in my Yann folder.

Owl

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

2 posted 2011-02-12 04:53 PM

Some days the only peace I know is the brief moments when I lose the crying baby of myself in my own head by focusing my attention outside of myself.

But I confess that my body is screaming for attention.

Thanks for this today. I think I should go for a brisk walk in some cold sunshine.

Much enjoyed.

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

3 posted 2011-02-12 05:07 PM

so true and well stated!

I am especially fond of the ending:

"a tree is not all trees
  a seagull is not all seagulls,
  a word is not all words,
  learn to watch
  something else,
  forget yourself."

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

4 posted 2011-02-12 09:24 PM

This is amazing, yann. just full of "yann wisdom."
Ida

faithmairee
Senior Member

since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

5 posted 2011-02-13 12:34 PM

much to ponder here...a profound and finely penned poem

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

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