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Here apostrophe s hoping

Hope is on my ceiling suffusing through the air Hides beneath floorboards that rot beyond repair Hope is all pervasive can lead anywhere Very hard to pinpoint and totally unaware Hope is unapologetic doesn’t really care Probably won’t happen if it does, hope its fair Hope is a fantasy from my comfort chair Soothing, calming, keeps away despair Hope is beautiful ugly when unfair Can be quite powerful when beyond all care Hope is fifty fifty perhaps a dream to share Save mine for the grave God knows, I’ll need it there By David Kavanagh

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Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 8/5/2024 9:00:00 AM

Hello David, being the metaphysical man that I am, I do find hope that has a purpose to be great logotherapy (Viktor Frankle). After reading it two or three times I do like how you explored the complex nature of hope. Because it is quite elusive, contradictory, and sometimes illusory concept. While it can provide comfort and motivation, it can also be deceptive and ultimately unfulfilling. - Blessings, my Friend, Daniel

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/5/2024 9:49:00 AM

Man’s search for meaning by Frankel, is quite an extraordinary read, considering he survived the holocaust, although some other concentration camp survivors had a different outlook like (where was god in Auschwitz), I do wonder if animals experience hope too, or is it just part of the human condition. Thanks so much Daniel for sharing the quote and insightful comment, cheers David

Tom Woody

Date: 8/4/2024 2:28:00 PM

Lovely poem about... HOPE

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/4/2024 2:55:00 PM

“Hope the madness that is the source of both humanity's greatest strength and weakness” so says the architect, I like that line, but Neo’s reply is better, cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/4/2024 2:01:00 PM

I really enjoyed reading your wonderful write about Hope. I think you covered it all then ended with a great ending. Have a blessed day writing away.....................

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/4/2024 2:49:00 PM

Thank you Paula, hope really is everywhere and nowhere at any given time, we definitely need it, could well be incorporeal or intangible, but without it life would be pretty hopeless, cheers David

Di11y Da11y

Date: 8/4/2024 12:20:00 PM

Read this a few times already, looking for more than I'm possibly clever enough to detect. So, what I have is the visceral response, picturing times staring at the ceiling trying to muster motivation, feeling the very substance of self (rotten floorboards) cannot sustain on this occasion. Yet, time always passes and whilst we can't wish it all better, something just happens and the trajectory changes. Like anything, we can't hold it too tightly. Title - I almost deliberately misread as atrophy...

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/4/2024 12:41:00 PM

You did see the depth I was hoping to achieve here Dilly, on the first glance it’s a simple monorhyme about hope, but after a few reads stubborn realities start to appear, and possibly (atrophy) rises to the surface, the title will probably (definitely) change later, like the way you never used the word hope in your comment, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/4/2024 11:55:00 AM

Never give up on hope David and when the unexpected happens it's jump for joy. When it doesn't, a good stiff drink will take the edge off. Lol. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/4/2024 12:09:00 PM

Wise words Tom, (one just never knows) I think is the overriding factor here especially with hope, without it we’d all be on stiff drinks or Prozac, I do hope PS starts allowing apostrophes in the poem titles? thanks for stopping by, cheers David