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in the eye of the beholder
by Christel Crewsa tattered piece of soiled cloth
you picked up from the gutter
you did not see the worn-torn hem
or stains left by previous holders
all you saw was embroidered silk
trimmed in rich tones; edged in gold
do not call this anything but
a piece of something once wonderful
and yet you take it to mend and repair
treasuring like something beautiful 01/24/2007 Author's Note: i was asked if i could write something positive and this is as close as i could come, for now.. what do you think?
Posted on 01/26/2007
Copyright © 2024 Christel Crews
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 01/26/07 at 12:33 PM I agree, this is pretty positive. Now I wonder, who would ask ~you~ to write something positive....:) |
| Posted by Katerina T Nix on 01/28/07 at 08:55 PM Great read, Christel. Well done and thank you for sharing this piece with all of us -Kat :) |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 01/29/07 at 05:23 PM Pretty dang good...and positive in my opinion. Quite the visual poem also. I wrote a poem once with the same title, but it was absolutely depressing, about how some slowly kill themselves in various ways such as with alcohol. |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 01/29/07 at 11:23 PM Positive - for sure. Seeing something beautiful out of what isn't is always postive. It takes special talent to do that, when everyone else sees only ugly and negative. It's almost as if the eyes of love saw this worn piece of material, because the words you use reflect that in stanzas 3, 4, and 5.
~Chelle~ |
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