worldly wonders

I hear laughter

off in the distance

I also hear crying,

you can't have one,

if you don't have the other,

so close together,

one after another,

for without death and despair,

how would you appreciate,

the wonders of this world?

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Comments

RSScheerer

18 years 2 months ago

ironic wonders

irony - the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Use your own judgment to see if "ironic" fits. Many people use it in less literal terms. I like the thought behind this piece. ~ Ronda

eric ashford

18 years 2 months ago

Good stuff. I would have

Good stuff. I would have liked an image to take from this though, its rather prosy. Yet I agree with the above comment. All the best eric

professor

18 years 2 months ago

Ironic

Hi Lacy, the fact that opposites can seemingly co-exist is poignant but not perhaps really ironic in the true sense of its meaning. I think your poem though is good although for me I felt it ended too abruptly...just feels to me like it needs another couple of lines to expand on the final conclusion. Just a suggestion but rather than saying "you cant have both" how about "you cant have the other"? Anyway, just some thoughts. Keith

Calliope

18 years 2 months ago

Thanxs guys

I appreciate the advice and think I might take it.I will do some revising and then let me know if its better. Thanks, Lacy, Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.