I used to love the passion of anger—
the fire that propelled me to create groups
for political action, to create plays,
or to prepare informative workshops
and persuasive speeches. But now I find
anger has a short-tired life. I feel it,
but let it go like a stream of thought that
blocks worship and meditation. As if
calm became more pleasing than passion, as if
anger informs but no longer creates,
as if waterfalls turn raging streams to
calm pools of slow-motion rivers
before the great merger that is ocean.
For Mary's prompt "Anger" at What's Going On?
Yes. I feel this poem , as I feel that sime weariness - too tired for active anger any more.....it is time for peace, if only within our quiet rooms. I love your closing lines especially.
ReplyDeleteMy sentiments exactly. It is a part of the ageing process and getting wiser. Anger is self defeating. Good poem.
ReplyDelete"I feel it,
ReplyDeletebut let it go like a stream of thought that
blocks worship and meditation."....This is the most beautiful space in the poem Susan, where one sits face to face with 'self'. And I totally agree with Rall.
So many good lines in this poem. I like "anger has a short-tired life." And "As of calm becomes more pleasing than passion...." And the ending - "the great merger that is ocean." It strikes me that the anger you wrote about early in your poem was constructive and fruitful anger, and I am sure it accomplished many good things. But that was then....I like the idea of letting anger go like a stream of thought. Sigh, I can't quite manage that yet. I have to work it off somehow with physical exertion at the gym.
ReplyDeleteA wonderfully insightful and wise approach to ageing - Jae
ReplyDelete"As if
ReplyDeletecalm became more pleasing than passion, as if
anger informs but no longer creates,"
That is a wise way to go. Wonderful thoughts, Susan.