Share a book or a poem that is especially meaningful to you.

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas, at his father’s deathbed

The poem goes on to speak of wise, good, wild, and grave men. But ends with a plea to curse, or shed tears, yet rage against the dying of the light.

I have recently re-read When Breath Becomes Air. A very honest memoir written by a young neurosurgeon who was dying of lung cancer. It’s very beautifully written!

I had a bout of insomnia, so I decided to write a poem to share.

Daybreak sun so bright & warm
Nightfall rainstorm so cold & dark
Drifting in a dream sleep
Restore our bodies
Rise N Shine
A new day dawns
Awaken our spriits
Come what may
Live with ease
Alive N Kicking

@zenren14
What a nice poem! It just says it all and so well! I love poetry and have written a couple poems myself. Do yours just come to you or do you think about them for several days? It's a good way to get your thoughts out without trying to write an entire book.
Thank you for sharing your poem! I enjoyed it!
PML

Thanks PML for your thoughtful comment. I have been more fond of poetry since my cancer diagnosis. I have jot down words & sentences on a note pad occassionally. Seldom, I suffer from insomnia. I'll grab my cellphone and write poetry in my notes section. Do you like creative writing?

I feel like I am picking up my own pieces.
But I have to wear a mask, that hides the real me from other people
so they don't see how the real me is,
how I am broken into pieces,
how hard im trying to put myself together again
even though the world keeps breaking me
again and again and again
I don't want people to see
the broken pieces of me
so I hide behind this mask
hoping it will never slip
because if it does
they might see
how shattered I really am,
how Im still trying,
even when it feels like
there’s nothing left to fix
just pieces in my hands
that don’t fit the same anymore
and a mask I hold onto
so no one ever knows
how broken I’ve become

@zenren14
You are entirely welcome! I'm so sorry that you have cancer. I'll say a prayer for you. God will get you through it!
I do like creative writing. I'm like you as far as putting notes down and then creating a poem from them later. I'm 79 and have been writing all my life and even have been published quite a few times. However writing usually isn't the best way to make a living unless you write a book that becomes a best seller. I prefer to write my poems about real instances such as the poem I wrote about 9/11/01 entitled, "Heaven is crowded tonight." I'm working on another poem entitled "Saturday night at the Maple Brook Tavern". I actually went to the Maple Brook Tavern in my 20's and had a good time!
Keep writing! You are very good at it.
PML

@ginnysnow
glad to meet more poets
keep it up
makes life more worthwhile
creativity is cool

@zenren14
Ty