A Chat with Hope
a thing with feathers
“Oh little bird, where have you been?”
“To see the world and back again.”
“What did you see in the world so wide?”
“The sun and moon, and mount and tide.”
“Why did you wander the world so vast?”
“To find in it my place at last.”
“Where is your place, what did you find?”
“I found more birds of my own kind.”
“Of your own kind, what do you mean?”
“First, let me tell you what I’ve seen.”
“What did you see on gentle wings?”
“I saw all men from beggars to kings.”
“All men indeed, from dirt to throne?”
“All men who think they walk alone.”
“Aren’t they alone, in their own mind?”
“If that they think, then they are blind.”
“Why are they blind? What do they miss?”
“They miss my friends, and more than this.”
“Your friends? Your kind? Oh what are you?”
“E’en I did not know before I flew.”
“Enlighten me, my friend so small.”
“My name is Hope, and though I’m small, I will withstand the storm and squall.”
“You? Hope? My constant friend?”
“I’ve seen you through every twist and bend.”
“And those, your friends? Your own dear kind?”
“Hope- every one on wing I did find.”
“So there is no man who lonely strays?”
“If they but look up, they would not dismay.”
“You’re always there, in darkest days?”
“Even in darkness, when your courage frays.”
“Hope, my friend, my constant guide!”
“I’ll always be with you, just look deep inside.”
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M. A. Mehan
"It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." ~ J. R. R. Tolkien
storyteller // vampire // arizona desert rat
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Comments (28)
Fabulous ✍️🏆📕🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
This is beautiful, and inspiring. Made my spirit soar - well done!
Congratulations on winning on the dialogue challenge!🎉🎉🎉
A wonderful piece, love it!
Very sweet poem. Congrats on the win!
So truly endearing; a sweet little song of hope is what we all need right now. Congratulations on your win in the Dialogue challenge!
I enjoyed reading this. Thoroughly. 😊
Gorgeous
Beautiful and full of light!
That sure is a friend worth keeping by your side
... Reminds me of Emily Dickinson's poem , " Hope is a thing with feathers ". A nice inspirational poem with aesthetic charm ! ...
Congratulations on placing second 🥳🥂🤩
Congrats on the 2nd place win! Loved the embodiment of hope in this! Excellent dialogue poem!
I really enjoyed your wonderful poem... congratulations!
Congratulations! 🙌 🥰 🌟
I absolutely love this. Just fantastic! Congratulations on the win
Love love love the flow to this one!
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
This is simply lovely. Congrats.
Love the flow and rhyme!!! Congratulations on the 2nd place win!!!❤️❤️💕
Simply and stunningly beautiful, M.A.! I think I'll be returning to this piece a number of times...congratulations on landing the podium!! This wonderful piece is certainly worthy of it :)
Silver is as bright as gold!!! Well done!
Congratulations on your achievement! You have every reason to be proud so please celebrate!
Congrats on second place! This was a great piece! Happy for you!
Beautiful and comforting!