I have tried writing a post for the last twenty minutes about why I like this poem and why I wanted to share it today. I can't seem to get it right so for the first time ever I am just going to let the poem speak for itself!
"Identity"
Let them be as flowers
always watered, fed, guarded, admired
but harnessed to a pot of dirt.
I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed
clinging on cliffs, like an eagle
wind - wavering above high, jagged rocks.
To have broken through the surface of
stone, to live, to feel exposed to the
madness of the vast, eternal sky.
To be swayed by the breezes of an
ancient sea, carrying my soul, my seed,
beyond the mountains of time or into
the abyss of the bizarre.
I'd rather be unseen, and if then
shunned by everyone, than to be a
pleasant smelling flower, growing in
clusters in the fertile valley, where
they're praised, handled, and plucked
by greedy human hands.
I'd rather smell of musty green stench
than of sweet, fragrant lilac.
If I could stand alone, strong and free,
I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed.
-Julio Noboa
Thursday, April 20, 2006
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13 comments:
A very powerful poem... Yes, it can speak for itself.
I am glad you shared it today.
I'm going to print that one out and stick it in my journal. a tall ugly weed - yes, that's me today, but standing alone strong and free. i love it - Sx
this is so interesting
and makes me wonder
which i would want to be
if i could only be
one...
hmmmmm...
great poetry pick!
:)
i'd rather be a "tall, ugly weed" myself. i love dandelions for their under-doggedness.
thank you for this poem. i'd never heard of him before.
Amazing poem. I love it.
I really like this poem...and your blog...first time I've visited...
what a beautiful poem. I immediately think of my trip and the bluffs in Ireland.
Weeds are always the ones that stick around! This is a great poem, thank you for sharing!! Hoe your job is going well.
Oh, Meg, what an awesome poem. What powerful words. What a powerful stand to take. Whew, I'm still catching my breath.
Thank you!
Oh wow! That is a wonderful, wonderful poem! I had never heard it before. Isn't it amazing that there seems to be no end to amazing, new poetry? Thank you Megg for sharing this one today! xo
Oooh, I love this one! Absolutely perfect choice...and it doesn't really matter why we pick the poems we do...they speak to us all regardless of why we choose them! I hope you are doing well sweetie. I promise I will write a long email to you soon.
Love to you,
TD
yes yes yes!!
Just Beautiful!
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