See You, Brother
An Anaphora Sonnet
I'll see you again.
See you, I'll pray, again in a brighter light.
See your heart repaired again,
doing your precise art again, overseeing each pencil stroke again,
seeing it grow from start to end again.
See you, I'll pray, again in a brighter light.
See your heart repaired again,
doing your precise art again, overseeing each pencil stroke again,
seeing it grow from start to end again.
I'll see you again, be amazed and transfixed
again by your creative delights.
I'll see you again.
See you, I'll hope, again in a greater life.
See your mind restored again-
viewing the universe from inside again,
more deeply than science itself will see again for a long, long time.
I'll see you again, be awed and mystified
again by your awesome cosmic insights.
Published by Dave Powell
An award-winning tech writer, photographer, and science journalist, I've written for Computerworld, Infosecurity News, Networking Management, Digital Design, Popular Computing, LightWave Magazine, and Sesame... View profile
National Poetry Month - Ode to My ComputerWe often write odes to things we love. I'm not sure I love my computer, but she sure demands a lot of my time. In honor of National Poetry Month the following is an Ode to My...- Bring Us Spring- Poem for National Poetry MonthAssociated Content is running a contest during the month of April for National Poetry Month. This poems is a rhyming poem about Spring.
- National Poetry Month 2009 in DenverNational Poetry Month 2009 is a chance for Denver poets to shine. Find local poetry month events in Denver.
- National Poetry Month: Poetry Activities and Games for KidsNational Poetry Month 2009 unfolds during April. Here are some great Poetry Month activities and Poetry Month games for kids. Nice lesson plans listed with the benefits being in poetry education.
National Poetry Month 2009 San Francisco Bay Area EventsCelebrate National Poetry Month in the San Francisco Bay Area, a vibrant home to the literary arts. Attend the Grand Slam Finals of the Youth Speaks teen poetry slam or a ready...
- "I Honor You Brother David"
- National Poetry Month
- National Poetry Month: Poems of Economic Woe
- What is National Poetry Month?
- Economy 2009 : a Limerick for National Poetry Month
- Ode to My Computer- National Poetry Month
- National Poetry Month Poem: A Salute to the Poetic, the Poets
- Emphasis of words and phrases through a repetitive "Anaphora" form.
- The way this repetition creates a "rap-like" beat when read aloud.
- Look for the various word forms related to "see."
I wrote this poem upon my brother Byron's death...after decades of hospitalization for schizophrenia. As a boy, he was a brilliant scientist, mathematician, and artist (who exhibited his drawings at the Museum of Fine Arts in Columbus, OH, at age 11).
1 Comments
Post a Commentvery lovely!